CHAN 2020: Burkina Faso's very first victory
During the Burkina Faso-Zimbabwe match, at CHAN 2020 © Courtesy of CAF
Text by: David Kalfa Follow
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The Burkina Faso team won the first victory in its history in the final phase of an African Nations Championship, this January 20, 2021 in Yaoundé.
A 3-1 success against Zimbabwe which also revived the Burkinabè in group A of CHAN 2020. The Zimbabweans, them, are eliminated.
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It was not until three final stages of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) and eight matches at CHAN for the Burkina Faso team to finally win a match during this competition, this January 20, 2021 in Yaoundé.
The Burkinabè ended a bad series of four defeats and three draws, results accumulated during CHAN 2014, 2018 and 2020.
The Stallions have indeed won their second game in group A of "CHAN 2020"
[1]
, four days after a 0-1 setback against Mali.
The West Africans dominated Zimbabwe 3-1.
In the 14th minute, Issouf Sosso opened the scoring for Burkina Faso amid a forest of Zimbabwean legs, after the ball returned to him.
The Warriors then maintain the suspense by equalizing with a shot from the outside of the right foot signed Partson Jaure (23rd).
Winning against Cameroon
But the Burkinabè dominate their opponents.
They logically regain the advantage when a shot from Mohamed Ouattara is repelled by the left upright but Claver Kiendrébéogo has followed well: 2-1, 53rd.
Then, Issiaka Ouédraogo, who came into play shortly before, widens the gap with a clearly deflected shot, following a game of billiards in the Zimbabwean area (3-1, 67th).
The Stallions must now beat Cameroon on January 24 in Yaoundé to be able to play in the quarter-finals of the tournament.
The Zimbabwean selection is already eliminated, before playing against Mali in Douala.
CHAN 2020: CALENDAR AND TOURNAMENT RESULTS
[1] The African Football Confederation has decided that the competition will continue to be called TOTAL African Nations Championship Cameroon 2020, despite the tournament being postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19.
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