The president of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traoré has demanded an explanation from world football governing body FIFA as well as the Confederation of African football (CAF) on how Nigeria beat his team to a world cup qualifiers spot, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Burkina Faso thought they are through to the playoff after a 3-1 win over Ethiopia, but CAF’s decision to deduct points picked against the lowly ranked team in each group, before deciding on who made the playoff following the withdrawal of Eritrea worked against them.
It favoured Nigeria who only took two points from the team that finished bottom in their group Zimbabwe. A situation that has left the president fuming and demanding answers.
Reports indicate that President Ibrahim Traoré has requested a detailed explanation regarding the qualification process, which saw Burkina Faso narrowly miss out despite a strong finish to their campaign.
Burkina Faso had to play their early qualifiers away from home before the renovation of the Stade du 4 Août was completed to meet CAF standards.
Once cleared, they returned home, picked up crucial victories and believed they had done enough only to find out that Nigeria advanced ahead of them.
