Tunisia captain says team will not take Burkina Faso lightly ahead of AFCON quarter-final clash

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SOT, Jalel Kadri, Tunisia assistant coach (French): “I’m not talking about revenge, that’s history. Even against Nigeria since 2004 the Tunisian team had not won against this nation, we showed that on the field everything is possible. It differs from one competition to another, we always respect Burkina Faso, but we are sure that if we keep the same desire and the same approach in terms of our display, our concentration and the tactical benchmarks of our team then we are able in 90 (minutes) or 120 minutes to beat any nation, any national team.”

SOT, Jalel Kadri, Tunisia assistant coach (French): “The Tunisia of 2007/2008 is not the Tunisia of 2022, same thing for Burkina Faso. So we are aware that we will play against an opponent who has qualities and huge potential. Tomorrow it will be another game, another performance on the field, I hope that the team that will be more focused will win and we are all aware that our national team, as soon as we play up to our real strength, we are able to make a difference.”

SOT, Wahbi Khazri, Tunisia captain (French): “We are confident, we are happy with how far we went (so far). As the coach said, we can’t wait for everyone to come back, the coach, the players who are still there. As I said, the strength of our team is the cohesion, that’s how we are able to go far. We are happy to have played a serious match against Nigeria I think the victory is deserved. All the ingredients to win this match whether tactical or physical, technical were there. Many people thought we would lose and this is where the strength of Tunisia is present. When we are at our lowest and everyone sees us we are able to react. It shows the character we are able to have. We will face a good team from Burkina Faso that has great individualities, that collectively is solid, that we will not take lightly, so I think that if we put the same ingredients as against Nigeria we will be able to qualify.”

SOT, Kamou Malo, Burkina Faso coach (French): “This morning we had the honour of having our new president on the phone who gave us advice and support. He reassured us that he will be available to accompany us to the end so our ambitions are clear. We are not obliged but I will say that it is a duty for us to try to go to the end of this competition, especially reach the final so I think it already starts with tomorrow’s match where we will play our luck to win.”

SOT, Kamou Malo, Burkina Faso coach (French): “We were not killer enough in our games while we had this opportunity it always caught up with us and put us in difficulty, we are aware and we are working on that. It’s true that you put your finger on the individualities, but I think maybe we will work to have much more cohesion in the last 30 metres.”

SOT, Adama Guira, Burkina Faso Midfielder (French): “It’s like a final for us, now we cannot afford any more mistakes, it’s a knockout blow as they say. So we are very focused for this game.”

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Burkina Faso will not be taken lightly, Tunisia’s captain Wahbi Khazri said during a presser prior to the quarter-final encounter in Garoua on Friday.

“We will face a good team from Burkina Faso that has great individualities, that collectively is solid, that we will not take lightly,” said Khazri who plays his club football for Saint-Etienne in France.
The two teams are set to face each other in the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Nations at the Roumde Adjia Stadium in Garoua.

The winner will face the winner of the Senegal-Equatorial Guinea game which is scheduled for Sunday.

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