Burkina Faso captain Charles Kabore. | image source: bayiri.com
Burkina Faso skipper Charles Kabore has said his team may have lost their opening Group A match at AFCON 2015, but they have not been eliminated from the competition.
Gabon beat the AFCON 2013 finalists on Saturday in Bata with goals in either half by skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Milick Evouna.
However, Kabore has insisted they could still qualify from this group despite this initial setback.
“This competition is not yet over for us,” declared the Russia-based midfielder.
“We are all disappointed we had a lot of chances, but we were not lucky and not precise in front of goal.
“But we still have two more games, so is not over yet.
“Were we to win against the host nation (on Wednesday), then everything will be back on track for us. We cannot lose hope.
“If we won our next two games, we will be through to the next round.”
Burkina Faso are now bottom of the standings after hosts Equatorial Guinea were forced to a 1-1 draw by Congo in the opening match of the tournament.
- africanfootball.com