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'We don't fear anyone', says Burkina Faso Koffi
Burkina Faso will face Algeria at home in World Cup playoffs on Saturday as they fight to reach Brazil 2014
Karim Farouk Published in Ahram Online on 11 - 10 - 2013

Burkina Faso's defiant midfielder Mohamed Koffi believes his team can overtake Algeria in the World Cup playoffs to reach Brazil 2014.
"It's the first time we've gotten this far but we deserve it. Now we have to go through Algeria. We haven't gone crazy, and we are totally focused on the game because we want to play in the World Cup," Koffi told l'Intelligent d'Abidjan in an interview on Friday.
"We are not the same Burkina Faso as before. All our previous failures gave us strength and we don't fear anyone now, but we respect our opponents," he added.
Burkina Faso will host Algeria on Saturday in the first leg of the playoffs and are hoping for a home team advantage before the return leg next month.
"We know this Algerian team well. We know they will be cautious here and try to get a draw, hoping to win it back at home. We should be vigilant and push hard to avoid elimination. We must stick together and that's our key to success, like we did during the Nations Cup 2013," he concluded.
Burkina Faso made a stunning run during this year's Africa's Cup of Nations by reaching the final game for the first time in history.
Koffi – a former player of Egypt's Petrojet – tipped Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Cameroon to reach the World Cup finals.
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