Will Mohamed Salah still be a Liverpool player by the time Afcon concludes? John Duerden looks at the prospect of the Egyptian forward moving to Saudi.
Burkina Faso head coach Brama Traoré: “We are in Morocco to live up to our country’s reputation, and since our arrival we have focused on addressing the areas where we had shortcomings. We know that every team aims to win its first match in the tournament, and that is a legitimate objective for us as well.
“We are here to defend our national flag, and we believe this is the best tournament, with all conditions well provided. In any case, we are aiming to achieve something in this competition.
“The first match is just as important as the others. We are targeting a place in the semi-finals and want to give our very best in this tournament.”
Today’s match will be shown on 4Seven in the UK. The buildup will mainly consist of a festive episode of Frasier.
