| The African World cup qualifiers are back. The third | | | | Eboue and Kolo Toure are first choice Arsenal |
| round of matches will see some big clashes and fate | | | | defenders. Yahya Toure is fresh from his treble |
| deciding encounters Burkina Faso VS Ivory | | | | winning season at Barcelona and will lead the midfield. |
| CoastStade du 4-Aout1900 GMT20TH June 2009 | | | | Burkina Faso is relying on its new breed of players. |
| The African World cup qualifiers are back. The third | | | | Burkina Faso ended a surprise third at the world cup |
| round of matches will see some big clashes and fate | | | | under 17 in Trinidad and Tobago in 2001. They have |
| deciding encounters. The third and forth matches of | | | | raised the standards of football in the country and |
| the campaign will see teams clash with each other in | | | | looking to the race to the World cup in South Africa to |
| the double headers with home and away games. The | | | | the wire. Their first job will be to get past Ivory Coast. |
| group E will see the table toppers facing each other. | | | | They have shown that they have the fire power to |
| Burkina Faso will host group favorites star studded | | | | score goals which is very important to win matches. |
| Ivory Coast. Both the teams have played two | | | | Ivory Coast will have high hopes from their European |
| matches and have 100% record going in to the clash. | | | | bound stars. Drogba had a mixed season at Chelsea |
| Ivory Coast has a better goal difference as compared | | | | but he can turn the game on its heads. Yahya Toure |
| to their counterparts and their football result are much | | | | has shown he can be a versatile player when he took |
| better than opponent. The Elephants have conceded | | | | the position of centre back in the final of the |
| only one goal and have found the net as many as | | | | Champions League. Toure and Eboue have been |
| seven times in the two games played. | | | | handful at right and left back and with their dodgy runs |
| Burkina Faso on the other hand is finding its feet in | | | | can terrorize the opposition defense. |
| World football and has been a revelation in a tough | | | | The host will have their eyes stuck on their star player |
| group. They have conceded two goals and netted five | | | | Moumouni Dgano who has scored 10 goals for side. |
| times in two matches. But they have to play out of | | | | Other players who can make an impact and be the |
| their skins if they are to get any result against Ivory | | | | key for the hosts are Yssouf Kone and Mahamoudou |
| Coast and keep their dreams alive of making their first | | | | Kere who have the tendency to put the oppositions on |
| appearance in the biggest competition in football. Ivory | | | | the back foot and can score goals. Watch out for |
| Coast is the group favorites. They have emerged as | | | | Dgano vs Drogba in the battle of the strikers. If you |
| a strong unit with many of their players gracing the | | | | are a football freak and looking for football live score, |
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| Salomon Kalou are core part of Chelsea Emmanuel | | | | about the African World cup qualifiers. |