The Burkina Faso national team achieved a hard-fought victory against Tunisia, winning 1-0 on Saturday evening in the 8th round of the Africa Cup of Nations. In the 54+3 minute, player Dango Ouattara scored the first goal for Burkina Faso after leading an attack, bypassing the Tunisian defense before firing a left-footed shot into the net. With this result, Burkina Faso advanced to the semi-finals, awaiting the winner of the match between Senegal and Equatorial Guinea, while the Tunisian team exited the tournament.
The Tunisian team's lineup was as follows: "Tunisia Formation: Bashir Ben Said - Bilal Al-Eifa - Dylan Brown - Mohamed Drager - Osama Al-Hadadi - Anis Ben Slimane - Elias Skhiri - Issa Al-Aidoni - Wahbi Khazri - Youssef Msakni - Saifeddine Jaziri."
### Match Events
In the 27th minute, Wahbi Khazri took a powerful direct free kick towards the goal, which was saved by the Burkina Faso goalkeeper and deflected for a corner. Player Dylan Brown missed a great chance for Tunisia in the 33rd minute after a corner from the right side, failing to convert the ball into the net.
Gibril Ouattara almost scored for Burkina Faso in the 40th minute after receiving the ball inside the Tunisian penalty area and shooting with his left foot, but the ball ended up in the hands of goalkeeper Bashir Ben Said.
In the 54+3 minute, Dango Ouattara scored the first goal for Burkina Faso, leading an attack and slipping past the Tunisian defense before slamming it home with his left foot.
Wahbi Khazri squandered a golden opportunity for Tunisia in the 57th minute after a cross from Naïm Sliti, which Khazri bizarrely sent far from the goal.
The referee showed a red card in the 82nd minute to Dango Ouattara after he violently elbowed Tunisian player Ali Maaloul.
