BURKINA FASO YATINGA FAINALI KWA MIKWAJU YA PENALTI

 

Burkina Faso reached the Africa Nations Cup final for the first time with a dramatic 3-2 penalty shootout win over Ghana on Wednesday after their semi-final ended 1-1 following extra time.
They clinched the victory after Emmanuel Agyemang Badu missed Ghana's third penalty after a weak shimmy and shot.
The Burkinabe will be without the influential Jonathan Pitroipa in Sunday's final against Nigeria after he was sent off three minutes from the end of extra time for a second yellow card.

Finalists: Burkina Faso celebrate winning the tense penalty shoot out

Ghana went ahead after 13 minutes when Mubarak Wakaso scored his third penalty of the tournament after Burkina Faso defender Paul Koulibaly was harshly judged to have fouled Christian Atsu.

In the net: Burkina Faso's Aristide Bance (right) scores the winning penalty

KWA PICHA ZAIDI ZA MTANANGE HUU, Tembelea www.shiladeux.blogspot.com

on Thursday, February 7, 2013