This AFCON tournament just keeps filling in the headlines. After several mishaps from the referees, left-backs acting as goalkeepers, unfortunate events outside the stadiums – in comes a peculiar act from the press conference.Like any other match of the competition, the Saturday clash at the Romédi-Adjia stadium between Tunisia and Burkina Faso (which will be held this evening) had it’s own press address. However, it was an interesting one, not your regular ‘are-there-any-further-questions’, ‘we-will-give-our-110%’ type of stuff.An unknown person entered the platform of the technical staff on which the coach of the Tunisian national team was sitting and removed the microphones and communication devices in front of the audience and then fled – according to Tunisian journalists.Sat 22:00: (4.20) Burkina Faso (2.70) Tunisia (2.40)The ‘imposter’ climbed on the podium, took the microphones and the cable connections, and left the room in a hurry.Other sources state that, despite the attempt to arrest him, the organizing committee had rented this equipment from him and did not pay him the costs. Before the situation was contained, the man tried to withdraw his belongings, according to Top Africa.Toko Ekambi’s double sends Cameroon to the semis against GambiaThe Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final match between the Stallions and the Eagles of Carthage will be their third confrontation at the continental tournament. The previous two matches which were also in the quarter-finals saw Burkina Faso prevail – 8-7 on penalties in 1998 and 2-0 in 2017.
