Burkina Faso face Tunisia in the African Cup of Nations on Saturday, Jan. 28. Here’s all the info you need to watch.
The African Cup of Nations group stage action is over, and the knockout stage is now here. As a result, the eight remaining teams will compete in the knockout round to find out who is the best team in African. Burkina Faso take on Tunisia in the first of two quarterfinal matches on Saturday.
Burkina Faso advanced to the knockout round after finishing tied for first in Group A with five points. They held the tiebreaker over Cameroon due to their +2 goal differential compared to Cameroon’s +1 goal differential. Tunisia finished second in Group B after earning six points. They defeated Zimbabwe and Algeria but lost to Senegal who won Group B with seven points.
AFCON action has been very entertaining to watch during the group stage. This shouldn’t change as Burkina Faso and Cameroon take the field on Saturday. Elimination games bring out the best in players and both teams will be hungry to make sure Saturday’s match isn’t their last AFCON game this year.
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Saturday’s AFCON quarterfinals match will air on BeIN SPORTS in the United States. Soccer fans with BeIN Sports in their cable subscription can also stream the match onBeIN SPORTS CONNECT USA as well. Fubo TV subscribers can also tune into the match. However, non-Fubo TV subscribers can try the service for 30 days for the low cost of $1.00.
Date: Saturday, Jan. 28
Start time: 11:00 a.m. ET
Location: Libreville, Gabon
Stadium: Stade de l’Amitié
TV Info: BeIN SPORTS
Live Stream: BeIN SPORTS CONNECT USA, Fubo TV
The knockout stage is do or die. There are no second chances given as the winner goes on and the loser heads home. Each team needs to limit their mistakes in order to have a good chance of winning. This match should be a nail bitter throughout as each team attempts to advance to the semifinals.