Overview
- Algeria beat Burkina Faso 1-0 in Rabat to reach the last 16 and ensure they cannot be caught on six points.
- Riyad Mahrez converted a 23rd‑minute penalty after Rayan Ait Nouri was fouled by Ismahila Ouedraogo, sending goalkeeper Herve Koffi the wrong way.
- Mahrez extended his Algeria AFCON scoring record to nine goals and leads this tournament with three.
- Burkina Faso threatened through Pierre Kabore hitting the post, while Koffi denied Mohamed Amoura and Ibrahim Maza and Luca Zidane saved a late Lassina Traore header.
- Burkina Faso face Sudan on Wednesday to determine the runner-up, and Algeria next play eliminated Equatorial Guinea.