U17 AFCON: Brahima Traore reacts to Burkina Faso win over Nigeria

By Saheed Afolabi

Burkina Faso head coach, Brahima Traore has reacted this side famous win against the Nigeria side in the quarter final of the U17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria.

A brace from the Junior Stallion’s Aboubacar Camara dashed the dreams of the Golden Eaglets in a promising encounter and the tactician praised his players for knocking out Nigeria to reach the semifinal of the tournament.

“It was a heroic match and our players gave everything they had. Qualifying for the semi-finals and the World Cup was one of our goals from the beginning,” Traore told CAFOnline.com.

“We had promised the Federation and the Burkinabe people that we would seek to achieve this and also go for our second AFCON title.

“After our first loss against Mali we were under pressure but we managed to calm down and get back on track to win against Cameroon and then Nigeria who are both considered favorites in this competition.”

Burkina Faso will square up against Senegal in the semifinal on Sunday May 14 in Annaba, Algeria.