Match Report
Burkina Faso went into the game 1st in the table on 12 points; South Sudan sat 4th on 3 — a 9-point gap. On recent form South Sudan sat only 39th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1/0.33 for Burkina Faso and 0.33/1 for South Sudan (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.11.
The match was played at Stade du 4 Août in Ouagadougou (capacity 35,000). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.