AOUNDÉ — Burkina Faso
coach Kamou Malo admitted that news of political unrest in the country is
spurring his team on at the
Africa Cup of Nations as they prepare for
Wednesday's semi-final against Senegal.
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"These goings-on give
us added motivation," said Malo, whose side are through to the last four
after edging Tunisia 1-0 in the quarter-finals.
"We dedicated that
victory to the people back home who are going through a turbulent time
politically and socially."
The landlocked west African
nation has been battling a jihadist insurgency, while last week President Roch
Marc Christian Kabore was overthrown in a military coup.
On Monday
Burkina Faso was
suspended from the African Union.
"We have been dealing
with this terrorism for a number of years now and it continues to plunge our
people into mourning, so our objective is to give them something to smile
about," Malo said.
"We won't hold back if
through our efforts on the field we can offer some hope.”
"People are already
asking me to bring back the trophy and that is what we would love to do."
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