Mauritania will likely stick with much of the team which earned a backs-to-the-wall 1-0 win over Algeria last time out. It is not unfair to say that Mauritania, with two defeats from three ...

83 mins: Rare chance for Mauritania to attack and ease the pressure, they waste it though. Elwely had team-mates up in support, but it's a tame pass and Cape Verde have the ball back. 78 mins ...

The Canadian national team will be led for the two games by former CanMNT and Canadian youth soccer coach Michael ... 58th in the FIFA Rankings, while Mauritania clock in at 96th in the world.

His team might be favourites to beat Mauritania but Burkina Faso boss Hubert Velud is taking nothing for granted. “We will have to be careful, the slightest mistake will be fatal,” he said.

and Burkina Faso advances as the second team, thanks to the outstanding performance of Mauritania, which brilliantly eliminates Algeria.