Nigeria faced Burkina Faso in a closely contested match that ended in a 1-1 draw. The physical nature of the game was evident early on, with several fouls called within the first 5 minutes against Burkina Faso.
Nigeria took the lead in the 23rd minute when Ideye Brown, the Kyiv striker, deflected a long cross into the path of Emenike, who capitalized on the opportunity to make it 1-0 for the Super Eagles.
Burkina Faso responded to the deficit, and in the 26th minute, Djakaridja had a chance to level the score but put the ball over the goal. The first half ended with Nigeria leading 1-0.
As the match progressed, Burkina Faso intensified their efforts to equalize. The turning point came in the 94th minute, deep into injury time, when Alain Traoré scored for Burkina Faso, securing a 1-1 draw.
The result left both teams with one point each in Group C, with the other two teams in the group being Ethiopia and Zambia.
