Burkina Faso coach Brama Traoré speaks after Equatorial Guinea win

Burkina Faso remained positibe with his side after they came from behind to defeat 10-man Equatorial 2-1 in Morocco on Wednesday.

The Stallions scored twice deep into stoppage time to stun Equatorial Guinea 2-1 at the Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca. The first half was evenly balanced, with neither team able to carve out a clear opening despite the high tempo and physical duels that defined the contest.

Against the run of play, it was Equatorial Guinea who struck first. In the 85th minute, substitute Marvin Aniebo made an immediate impact, rising to meet Carlos Akapo’s corner and heading past the goalkeeper to give his side a shock lead just three minutes after coming on.

“This was our first match of the tournament and it was very important for us in order to enter the competition properly,” he said.

“The victory was not easy against a strong opponent in Equatorial Guinea, who caused us some problems. We decided to play in a way that we believed would lead us to victory.

“After 60 minutes it was not possible to achieve that, so we worked hard to equalise and then pushed with all our strength to secure the win, which we are very happy about.”