It was a cagey game played under uncertain circumstances the last time these two teams met in Cabinda, Angola at the 2010 tournament. Cote D’Ivoire captain Didier Drogba had famously exclaimed that the Burkina Faso team packed 10 men at the back as their opening group game ended goalless.

This time around, the Elephants have already tasted victory in their first match against Sudan with the Chelsea forward getting the lone goal with a header. The Stallions, on the other hand, lost their opening encounter 2-1 to Angola due in a big part to poor defending.

Paulo Duarte’s men know that another loss in this game will see his team exit the tournament, another first round implosion that will hardly do their country’s image any good after “school boy errors” in their opening game, according to the trainer.

To remain in the competition, the Stallions will need to tighten their defence against the marauding Ivorian attack that consists of highly rated Drogba and Chelsea team-mate Salomon Kalou as well as Arsenal’s Gervinho. The Burkinabe have their work cut out for them having already lost midfielder Abdou Razak Traore due to passport problems.

Though the Elephants might have played below par in their opening game against Sudan, they will surely look to get better as the competition progresses and Francois Zahoui’s men will present a tough challenge for their west African neighbours.

This is going to be a cracker. Meanwhile, Newcastle duo Ba and Cisse are set for early comeback after Senegal crash out of Africa Cup of Nations.
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WarZone right here!

Goal!!!! Kalou

Goal!!!! Kalou
CIV 1-0 BFA

Wonderful miss by Gervinho

Halftime

Burkina was denied a clear penalty, ref open your damn eyes.

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go blow am na

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i dey vex i go blow u instead o

try am na i hold you

oya take am, i nak am,


@topic

burkina is falling my hand big time, i need at least a draw so as to open up this group to a mouth watering final matches, burkina pls no fall my hand

This Gervinho sef, just dey supoil ball for CIV

which team this gervinho dey play sef , how many goals he go lose , them go kill ram or cow for am before he go score  

yaya mukina2 is off , look Muki you go tell me wetin you do this guy wey no make am fit for 90 mins  , what a player he is , respect all the time

see own goal

ouch!!!

2 -0!!!!

kone go vex for hin dream

Mukky's Husband is out

Then CIV scores immediately(OG  by BF).

Wonderful owngoal by BFA
CIV 2-0 BFA

that yeye number 4 confused kone, chai see mis-understanding and lack of communication,


now civ is through to the next round

burkina is out, making it 2 power houses out already from the group stage

Team BFA knws their onions, beliv me guys, they play a beta entertaining game than civ. Jst dat luck is not on their side. Who shares d same view with me?

This yeye Burkina Faso sef, e be like say na Thomas Sankara blood dey worry them, see as that other one go head ball throway

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with that kind of head, wetin u expect before?

Chimdiadi:

Team BFA knws their onions, beliv me guys, they play a beta entertaining game than civ. Jst dat luck is not on their side. Who shares d same view with me?

That's true man BFA play very well more than CIV. Only that the luck is not on their side.

Burkina Faso was a waste of space.