CAN 2025 / Sudan – Burkina Faso: who holds the historical edge?
CAN 2025 / Sudan – Burkina Faso: head-to-head history
Sudan and Burkina Faso have rarely had the chance to truly square off. There is only one official meeting in the record books: on the night of January 30, 2012, Sudan claimed a 2-1 victory and secured a historic qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. More than twelve years later, the two nations meet again—this time in a dramatically different context and under a whole new kind of pressure.
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Today’s CAN 2025 clash is much more than just a statistical milestone: it marks only the second official encounter in their history. While the legacy slightly favors Sudan, football’s memory offers no guarantees.
A decade has passed, squads have changed, and the African football landscape has evolved. Tonight, a new chapter will be written—and the past counts for nothing.