Ivory Coast vs Burkina Faso: AFCON 2025 Round of 16 date, kick-off time, TV channels and preview

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Knockout night in Marrakech

The excitement continues at AFCON 2025 as defending champions Ivory Coast prepare to face Burkina Faso on Tuesday night in the Round of 16 of the tournament currently being staged in Morocco.

The highly anticipated encounter will take place at the Grand Stadium of Marrakech with both sides targeting place in quarter finals of Africa’s premier international competition.

Defending Champions under pressure

Ivory Coast enter the knockout stage carrying the weight of expectations as reigning AFCON champions.

The Elephants determined to overcome the challenge posed by Burkina Faso and keep their title defence alive.

Burkina Faso, meanwhile arrive with confidence after navigating the group stage and will be eager to cause upset against the holders in what promises to be tightly contested affair.

Head to Head record

The two nation have met 11 time in official competitions:

Ivory Coast wins 5
Burkina Faso wins 2
Draws 4

The historical record slightly favours Ivory Coast but knockout football often tells a different story.

The winner of the Ivory Coast vs Burkina Faso clash will advance to the quarter finals where Egypt await after defeating Benin 3-1 in their Round of 16 match.

So far the following teams have already secured their places in the quarter finals: