"Having scored twice during the group stage, Manchester United's Amad again opened the scoring here, adeptly lifting a finish over the Burkina Faso goalkeeper after 20 minutes, before then setting up wonderkid Yan Diomande 12 minutes later to give the Ivorians a commanding lead heading into halftime. Burkina Faso's attempts to get back into the contest during the second half proved to be in vain, with substitute Bazoumana Touré rounding off the victory with a third in the 87th minute."
"The Elephants had the best of a lively start, with Amad's footwork proving too much for Adamo Nagalo, who received a caution for bringing him down to stop a counter in the fifth minute, before the wideman then forced Hervé Koffi to save onto his post with a low effort minutes later. Next it was captain Franck Kessié who failed with a pair of chances to break the deadlock,"
Ivory Coast defeated Burkina Faso 3-0 in Marrakesh to become the eighth team into the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals. Amad Diallo opened the scoring after 20 minutes and provided the assist for Yan Diomande to make it 2-0 before halftime. VAR reviewed the buildup for a potential foul but allowed the goal to stand. Burkina Faso could not overturn the deficit in the second half. Substitute Bazoumana Touré sealed the win in the 87th minute. Ivory Coast will face Egypt and Mohamed Salah in the quarterfinal tie in Agadir.
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