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Burkina’s Etalons Locaux seeks second consecutive qualification over Ghana

By Stephen Asante,
GNA
 

Kumasi, Sept. 20, GNA
– Burkina Faso’s Etalons Locaux (Local Stallions) are basking in their newfound
penchant for holding their counterparts in the Ghana Black Stars ‘B’, having
eliminated the latter from last year’s Championship of African Nations (CHAN)
qualifier.

The Local Stallions
with that victory denied their Ghanaian counterparts, who were finalists in the
maiden edition of the competition, from a second consecutive participation in
the continental championship reserved for local-based players.

The encounter saw
Ghana’s neighbours advancing on a 4-3 goal aggregate, but the most shocking
aspect of it was how the Burkinabes defied the odds to win the return fixture
2-1, having played out to a 2-2 draw game in the first leg.

Assistant Coach of
the Local Stallions, Ouedraogo Issaka, in an interview with the GNA Sports,
Kumasi, ahead of their 2020 CHAN qualifier against the Black Stars ‘B’, sounded
optimistic in his prediction of the outcome of the two-legged fixture.

“I think the
Stallions are in pole position to repeat history. ‘Insha Allahu’ (If God
permits), we are poised to beat Ghana and qualify,” the enthusiastic
technical man said.

The Local Stallions
arrived in Kumasi, Ghana’s second largest city, on Thursday and later in the
evening held their first training session at the KNUST Paa Joe Stadium, ahead
of the first leg of the fixture slated for the Baba Yara Stadium, on Sunday,
September 22.

The return encounter
would be honoured in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, next month.

Fifteen (15) teams
will qualify to join hosts, Cameroon, for the 2020 CHAN, scheduled to take off
in January.

GNA

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