AFCON2017 QF Review – Burkina Faso v Tunisia
By Sam Crocker Bance’s presence lights up a tense quarter-final All he had to do was get up off the bench and take off his training tracksuit. That’s when people [...]
Burkina Faso
AFCON 2017 quarter-finals: things to look out for
Cuper and Renard combine two of the tournament’s finer tactical minds A key feature of present-day triumphant AFCON teams has been their flexibility, with tactical variance [...]
AFCON2017 Day 9 Observations
Gabon are deservedly out The hosts bow out of the tournament unbeaten with three draws to their name, and that perfectly sums up a side that was respectable defensively but [...]
AFCON2017 Day 5 Observations
Gabon brighter than opening game but still fall short Unlike the cumbersome start their opening game, Gabon started this game with real gusto and immediately got the crowd on [...]
Burkina Faso AFCON 2017 team guide: tactics, key players and predictions
By James Bennett It’s fair to say that AFCON 2015 was an utter disaster for Burkina Faso. They came into the tournament as one of the favourites, hoping to repeat [...]
