Burkina Faso just need a draw to make it to the round of eight while neighboring Ghana must fight for a win after a disappointing 3-1 encounter against giant Ivory Coast.
Kick-off: Tuesday, 19 January, 17:00 CET, Cidadela, Luanda.
Both teams are playing their last game in the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Angola. Burkina Faso need just a point to progress to the next stage but stuttering Ghana must win at all cost to keep their Nations Cup hopes alive.
The Stallions have a point after holding pre-tournament favourites Ivory Coast in their opening game. That disappointing results pushed the Elephants to stamp the Black Stars of Ghana in a humiliating 3-1 fixture.
The four-time African champions entered the tournament with a limping leg already as most of their senior players are suffering various forms of injuries and fell on their World Cup U-20 winning youngsters to fill in the spaces. Their game against Ivory Coast could rightly be dubbed a game between today’s generation and the future generation.
Coach Paulo Duarte charges are a disciplined side looking at their performance against the World Cup 2010 bound in the three-team Group B after Togo withdrew from the competition following a terror attack on their team bus to Angola. The Stallions were well composed and kept their eyes on their opponents to prevent any slip against the star-studded side.
Their defence is robust with a goalkeeper who knows when to step up to intimidate his goal hungry opponents. At least their opening game is enough to send their message across that they are not in Angola as spectators but to leave a footprint in the history books of the Nations Cup.
The Milovan Rajevac men would need to put on the hearts of men as they lack the strength and experience to push deep into their opponents’ half. With the exception of some few such as Udinese midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah and Rahim Ayew the rest do not seem to be goal thirsty.
They need to keep an eagle eye on World Cup qualifying round top scorer Moumouni Dagano since he would want to make a name for himself with a weakened Ghana side that rely solely on danger man but injured Michael Essien.
Their defence is robust with a goalkeeper who knows when to step up to intimidate his goal hungry opponents. At least their opening game is enough to send their message across that they are not in Angola as spectators but to leave a footprint in the history books of the Nations Cup.
The Milovan Rajevac men would need to put on the hearts of men as they lack the strength and experience to push deep into their opponents’ half. With the exception of some few such as Udinese midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah and Rahim Ayew the rest do not seem to be goal thirsty.
They need to keep an eagle eye on World Cup qualifying round top scorer Moumouni Dagano since he would want to make a name for himself with a weakened Ghana side that rely solely on danger man but injured Michael Essien.
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