Traore snatches third place for Burkina Faso
Port-Gentil (Gabon) (AFP) – Alain Traore scored with one minute left to give Burkina Faso a 1-0 win over Ghana Saturday and third place in the Africa Cup of …
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Mourinho a father figure for Burkina Faso coach
Libreville (AFP) – Burkina Faso’s Portuguese coach Paulo Duarte says Jose Mourinho is “like a father” to him and revealed he received a phone call from his illustrious compatriot …
Aristide Bance – Burkina Faso’s globetrotting goal-getter
Libreville (AFP) – With his giant frame and his instantly recognisable hairstyle, it is hard to miss Aristide Bance, the man who fired Burkina Faso into the semi-finals of …
Five Burkina Faso v Egypt football facts
Libreville (AFP) – Five facts for the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final between Burkina Faso and Egypt at Stade de l’Amitie in Libreville Wednesday (1900 GMT): — Egypt have …
Agony for Mane as Cameroon, Burkina Faso reach Cup semis
Franceville (Gabon) (AFP) – Sadio Mane’s decisive penalty miss allowed Cameroon to knock fancied Senegal out of the Africa Cup of Nations in the quarter-finals on Saturday and join …
Supersub Bance sets up dramatic Burkina Faso win
Libreville (AFP) – A timely substitution and a stroke of luck helped Burkina Faso to a 2-0 triumph over Tunisia Saturday in the first Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final. …
Late goals take Burkina Faso into semi-finals
Libreville (AFP) – Burkina Faso scored twice in the closing stages to beat Tunisia 2-0 Saturday and become the first qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals. …
Burkina Faso qualify for Africa Cup semi-finals
Libreville (AFP) – Burkina Faso scored twice in the closing stages to beat Tunisia 2-0 Saturday and become the first qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals. Substitute …
Burkina Faso, Cameroon into Cup of Nations quarters, Gabon out
Libreville (AFP) – Burkina Faso and Cameroon secured progress to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday as hosts Gabon crashed out. Gabon were held to …
Burkina Faso player dies during French Cup tie
Ajaccio (France) (AFP) – Former Burkina Faso international Ben Idrissa Derme suffered a massive heart attack and died during a French third round Cup tie in Corsica at the …