Burkina Faso’s leader Captain Ibrahim Traore has called for an explanation after the stallions narrowly missed out on a place in the CAF World Cup playoff, despite a strong qualification campaign.
Reports from Ouagadougou suggest that president Traore has also requested a detailed explanation from the country’s Football Federation and CAF regarding how Nigeria advanced ahead of Burkina Faso.
The development has left fans and officials equally puzzled, given the Stallions impressive showing in the qualifiers.
Burkina Faso accumulated 21 points in Group A and finished second behind Algeria but under CAF’s regulations, results against bottom-placed teams in each group do not count when determining the best four runners up.
Since Burkina Faso earned six of their 21 points against Djibouti, who finished last in their group, their adjustments total dropped to 15 points.
Nigeria, on the other hand, finished second in Group C with 17 points but only collected two of those against Zimbabwe, meaning just two were deducted, leaving them with 15 points as well.
The Super Eagles Burkina Faso on superior goal difference to clinch the final playoff slot.