“A few months ago, Eric Chelle
(Mali coach)
went on television and said he had the best midfielder in the world.
I urge greater caution..." Consultant on BeIN Sports, Brahim Thiam, 50-year-old Franco-Malian, central defender of the 4th team in the 2004 edition, knows too well the path that separates the team from Mali of a victory at the African Cup of Nations.
This success has always been denied to her (finalist in 1972, semi-finalist in 1994, 2002, 2004, 2012 and 2013).
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This Tuesday, Mali is the favorite against its neighbor Burkina Faso.
On paper at least.
For their part, the Eagles supporters will certainly win the match from the stands at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly stadium in Korhogo, in the far north of Ivory Coast, approximately 70 km from both borders.
It was in this 18,000-seat enclosure that the Eagles beat South Africa (2-0), and neutralized Tunisia (1-1) in Group E, without however breaking the screen.
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