Cameroon, Burkina Faso through to AFCON semisAFP, DOUALA, CameroonCameroon and Burkina Faso on Saturday qualified for the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with Karl Toko-Ekambi’s double leading the hosts to a 2-0 win over Gambia before the Stallions edged Tunisia 1-0 in the late game. Burkina Faso’s Dango Ouattara, right, and Tunisia’s Mohamed Drager vie for the ball in their Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final in Garoua, Cameroon, on Saturday. Cameroon’s Karl Toko-Ekambi, right, and Gambia’s Saidy Janko vie for the ball in their Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final in Douala, Cameroon, on Saturday. Success for Burkina Faso came just five days after the landlocked west African country was plunged into political uncertainty when former Burkinabe president Roch Marc Christian Kabore was ousted in a military coup. Allow me to dedicate this win to our people who are being tested by current events,” Burkina Faso coach Kamou Malo said.

Source: Taipei Times January 31, 2022 04:07 UTC