| 27.04.1997 | Ouagadougou | Stade Du 4 Aout | 14 224 |
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Burkina Faso | 1:2 (0:1) | Nigeria | |
| [1] Diarra Ibrahim, [5] Coulibaly Ousmane, [3] Sanou Firmin, [6] Kamagate Assane, [19] Sanou Firmin, [10] Zongo Mamadou, [8] Diabate El Hadji Manga, [12] Traore Brahima, [7] Korbeogo Brahima, [13] Compaore Zaidi, [2] Traore Seydou | [22] Shorunmu Ike, [4] Okafor Uchenna, [13] Lawal Garba, [8] Adepoju Mutiu Abiodun, [5] Okechukwu Uche, [3] Babayaro Celestine, [7] Finidi George, [10] Okocha Augustine, [15] Oliseh Ogorchukwu , [11] Amunike Emmanuel, [14] Amokachi Daniel |
| Coach:Voutov Ivan (BUL) | Troussier Philippe (FRA) |
| Scorers:76' Zongo Mamadou | 42' Adepoju Mutiu Abiodun, 58' Amunike Emmanuel |
| Substitutions:65' in Dagno Moussa out Sanou Firmin, 72' in Zeba Zackaria out Coulibaly Ousmane, 82' in Barro Oumar out Diabate El Hadji Manga |
55' in Okpara Godwin out Lawal Garba, 70' in Ikpeba Nosa Victor out Amunike Emmanuel, 73' in Ekdku Efangwu out Finidi George |
| Cautions:44' Compaore Zaidi | |
| Referee:Ferid Sahli (TUN) Fourth Official: |
Assistant referee:Mansri Mohamed Laroussi (TUN), Gorgi Salah (TUN) |
