Shorn of their skipper Bertrand Traoré who went down with the coronavirus on Tuesday, they made the breakthrough at the Olembé Stadium just before half-time when Hassane Bandé converted Issa Kaboré’s pass.
It was the 23-year-old’s first international goal.
Cape Verde, who could have qualified with victory, pushed for an equaliser but found the Burkinabe rearguard particularly miserly.
Burkina Faso can advance to the last-16 from Group A if they equal the exploits of Cape Verde on Monday.
Kamou Malo’s men take on Ethiopia at the Stade Kouekong in Bafoussam while Cameroon – who thrashed Ethiopia on Thursday afternoon – play Cape Verde in Yaoundé.
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