Burkina Faso and Mali will be out to put their semifinals disappointment behind them when they meet in the AFCON U17 third-place play-off on Thursday evening in Annaba, Algeria.Both teams lost the semis through post-match penalties. The Burkinabes went down 5-4 to Senegal after a one-all draw in regulation time, while Mali lost 6-5 to Morocco after playing out to a barren draw in normal time. The two teams met earlier in the tournament, where Mali picked up a 1-0 win in Group C.##NAJAVA_MECA_7261890##Burkina Faso head coach Brahima Traore says his players are motivated ahead of the game and want to win the third-place medals.”Of course, it was a disappointment for us not to achieve the second of our targets, which is to win the trophy. We couldn’t make it, and now we have another medal to play for. The players are motivated to get the bronze medal because we want it to be a memory for them,” the tactician told CAF Media.On his part, Mali’s head coach, Soumaila Coulibaly, admitted losing through penalties hurt his side so much.”This defeat hurt us a lot, but for me as a coach and also a former player, I know such can always happen to a good team in a competition. It hurt us because we felt we had a good chance to make the final,” said the tactician.He has, however, tried to lift his players ahead of the game against Burkina Faso, a task he admits has been tough.”It was a bit difficult for the youngsters, and I had to talk to them a lot after the match. I told them we needed to forget the defeat and focus on what was ahead because there was so much for them. We will try to win this third-place match as a consolation for them.”The match starts at 10PM EAT.Wanyama off the bench as Montreal suffer humiliating defeat in the MLS
