Burkina Faso kept their qualification hopes alive with a vital 2-0 victory over Sudan in their CAF Africa Cup of Nations group stage match on January 1, 2026. The Stallions produced a resilient performance to bounce back from their opening defeat and set up a winner-takes-all final group game. Burkina Faso scored a goal in each half, the first a powerful header from a corner and the second a clinical breakaway finished by the winger. Sudan, who had won their first match, offered little in attack and failed to seriously test the Burkinabe goalkeeper. The result threw the group wide open, with all four teams still able to qualify heading into the final round of matches. The Burkina Faso manager hailed his team's reaction and character, while the Sudan coach acknowledged his team fell below the standards set in their first game.