Burkina Faso arrived in South Africa with few expectations, and coach Paul Put says they have already achieved their target, as they aim for their best ever finish in the Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
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The west African side have played in 8 editions of the continental spectacle, only once making it past the first round, when home support carried them to a fourth-placed finish in the 1998 edition of the competition, held in Burkina Faso.
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When the Stallions defeated Ethiopia 4-0 in their second Group C match in Nelspruit last week, it was the first time the landlocked nation had won an AFCON game since defeating Tunisia on penalties in a quaterfinal match back in 1998 - compiling a record 15 games without a win in the continental showpiece. They went on to finish top of their group.
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'' We had one motivation - we wanted to qualify for the next round, which had never happened on foreign soil for Burkina '', Put said ahead of their last-eight clash against Togo at Mbombela Stadium on Sunday.
Burkina Faso would play their hearts out on Sunday. Togo will really nee to prepare hard
Quote from: Shola Sholaz on Feb 01, 2013, 06:52 PM
Burkina Faso would play their hearts out on Sunday. Togo will really nee to prepare hard
You are right.They will want to go all the way to the semis.It would be a tough game