Burkina Faso head coach Pascal Sawadogo said his team primary objectve is to seduce the public and prove women also can play football.

Burkina Faso are participating in their very first WAFCON after a successful qualifying campaign in which Pascal Sawadogo’s players eliminated Benin 5-2 on aggregate and Guinea Bissau 7-0 on aggregate in impressive double-headed qualifiers.

Looking relaxed during the pre-match press conference, the coach of the Ladies Stallions, Sawadogo, said.

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“Our primary objective during this match is to “seduce the public and the fans and prove that women also know how to play football.”

“It is often said that behind every man is a great lady, but today I will say that we are side by side.

” I can’t talk about the strengths and weaknesses of our opponent but what I can say is that Moroccan women play good football.

“We will play to our qualities and we will bleed to win. I think our group is very balanced,” said Sawadogo.

Tournament preparations for Burkina Faso have been somewhat hectic due to budgetary constraints and they have had to be content with a training camp in Ouagadougou and a few friendly matches against Under 20 teams from local academies and clubs in the lead up to the tournament.

Despite these hazards the captain of the Burkina Faso women’s team, Charlotte Millogo, said that “the atmosphere is good within the group and the whole team is ready to play a good game.

“We left all our problems in Ouagadougou and we are focused on our competition.”

Are the Ladies’ Stallions able to create surprises in this tournament against the odds?

The answer will come after 90 minutes on Saturday 2 July, as experienced Rwandan referee Salima Rhadia Mukansanga gets WAFCON 2022 up and running.