{"id":4473,"date":"2022-01-31T14:54:35","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T14:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/?p=4473"},"modified":"2022-01-31T14:31:42","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T14:31:42","slug":"in-burkina-faso-african-football-win-provides-brief-respite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/in-burkina-faso-african-football-win-provides-brief-respite","title":{"rendered":"In Burkina Faso, African football win provides brief respite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>Thrilled crowds celebrated in Burkina Faso&#8217;s capital Saturday after their national team beat Tunisia in a regional football cup, providing welcome respite after a military coup in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters in Ouagadougou pounded their car horns and blew into vuvuzelas after the Burkinabe Stallions beat the North African side 1-0 in a quarter-final at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After everything we&#8217;ve been through, football is allowing us to get back a little love of life,&#8221; said Arsene Kabore, who wore the national team&#8217;s vest inscribed with his name.<\/p>\n<p>The victory came after a military junta seized power from former president Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Monday after weeks of unrest, including over a deadly jihadist insurgency in the West African country.<\/p>\n<p>The nation&#8217;s neighbours on Friday temporarily kicked it out of regional grouping ECOWAS over the takeover led by Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, as they mull imposing further sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>But at a public screening of the match, the crowd was able to briefly forget their concerns and instead cheer on player Dango Ouattara as he scored the game&#8217;s single goal on the stroke of half-time.<\/p>\n<p>Agronomist Zakaria Bouda said the football win was a joyous distraction after a tense week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a victory for Burkina (Faso) that will allow some reconciliation,&#8221; he said. 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