Tunisia faces Burkina Faso and looks to untie the "Quarter-finals" knot

Tunisia seeks to break the Burkinabe knot in the quarter-finals of the African Nations Cup, when the "horses" team meet tomorrow at the "Rumdi Adjia" stadium in Garoua, while Cameroon aspires to end the Gambia adventure at the "Jaboma" stadium in Douala in the third edition. Thirty and reach the role of four.

Tunisia hoped that the soul would be the third fixed when it faces Burkina Faso in the quarter-finals, after it was defeated by it in the 1998 editions on the latter's land 7-8 on penalties, after they tied 1-1 in the original and extra time, and in 2017 in Gabon with a clean double.

Tunisia, which is seeking the second title in its history after the first at home in 2004, hopes to confirm its wonderful offer in the price of the final when it toppled Nigeria, the only holder of the full mark in the first round, by winning it 1-0, and achieving its first victory over Burkina Faso in five matches. Official (they met in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, and the horses won 2-1 in Rades and drew 0-0 in Ouagadougou).

The victory of the "Carthage Eagles" came despite its suffering from several infections in its ranks with the Corona virus, which had a clear impact on its results in the first round, as it qualified as one of the best four teams in third place, with one victory at the expense of Mauritania, compared to two losses at the hands of Mali and Gambia.

Tunisia is regaining the services of its great coach, who missed the match against Nigeria due to his infection with the “Covid-19” virus, and defender Ali Maaloul, along with its captain, Wahbi Khazri, who entered as a substitute against Nigeria after he had just recovered from the virus.

But Tunisia’s mission to reach the second semi-final in succession will not be easy against Burkina Faso, which embarrassed the host Cameroon in the opening match and lost 1-2 to it, after it advanced with a clean goal, and knocked Gabon out of the final price on penalties 7-6 after a 1-1 draw. 1 in the original and overtime.

Burkina Faso, led by its local coach, Camu Malo, is also counting on its star Aston Villa wing Englishman Bertrand Traoré in their quest to reach the semi-finals for the third time in their history after 1998 at home when they finished fourth and 2017 when they were runner-up.

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