After a two-day break, AFCON is back. Two matches that were on the menu today showed host Cameroon power through against Gambia and one more north African nation leaving the competition thanks to tournaments ‘dark horses’, or should we say Stallions.Heroes of the day – Burkina FasoEven though a military coup is raging back home, Burkinabe players ooze integrity, desire and will on the pitch. Tunisia were essentially doomed to fail against the pumped up Burkina Faso who managed to reach yet another AFCON semifinal.Dango Outtara marked the match with his goal but also with a red card that will sideline him for the semifinal match..AFCON 2021: Final four for Burkina Faso! Sluggish Tunisia fail to tame the StallionsLosers of the day – TunisiaWe were not sure if we should put Burkina Faso’s Dango Outtara in this column (because he really did not need that elbow hit at the end of the game against the Eagles of Carthage) or the Eagles themselves.In the end, it was the Tunisia squad who disappointed with their performance today. Their win against Nigeria in the eight-finals got everyone thinking Tunisians could maybe endanger any of the tournament favourites but after they were beaten by the Stallions tonight – the reality is far from bright for the eliminated North African side.Burkina Faso 1-0 Tunisia: 1998, 2017 and now 2021 (…in 2022) Burkina Faso sure love knocking Tunisia out of the AFCON at the quarter-final stage.#TeamBurkinaFaso move to the semis of #AFCON2021, where they await the winner of Senegal vs. Equatorial Guinea. pic.twitter.com/i1vM4K7l87— The Analyst (@OptaAnalyst) January 29, 2022 Goal of the day – Dango OuttaraNineteen-year-old Lorient forward scored in the manner of an experienced striker with the juice of a youngster. His run to pick up the through pass and the clever hesitation before the vital shot left the Tunisian defence tripping over their feet.Too bad Outtara could not control his arms in the 83rd minute when he saw red coming out of the referee pocket – now the teenager will have to watch his teammates in the semifinals from the stands.AFRICA CUP OF NATIONSQuarterfinalsSunday18:00: (3.40) Egypt (2.80) Morocco (2.65)22:00: (1.65) Senegal (3.50) Equatorial Guinea (7.25)©SofaScore
