Five reason Nigeria might lose.

Five reasons why Burkina will win
09 Feb 2013 19:42:38
To millions of Burkinabe, Sunday’s 2013
Africa Cup of Nations final between their
national team and Nigeria is not an
obligatory mission. The Stallions have done
more than enough in the tournament to win
the hearts of all their local fans.
However, the players and technical staff see
things differently, as they keep refining their
plots against the Super Eagles in a bid to top
off their awesome exploit so far with an
eventual triumph.They hang their hope on
five things.
After struggling to book their place to the
South Africa 2013, Burkina came on as one
of the regular minnows expected to bow
out in the group stage, but their appetite for
more has been swelled by an overwhelming
ascension to the grand finale and they now
seem to be moving the dice through five
major scenarios to stun Nigeria.
1)Compact and relentless push
Burkina Faso have learnt and adopted a
compact and relentless midfield and
attacking push, which has sustained their
existence so far in the tournament, mostly
against Togo and Ghana in the quarter and
semi-finals respectively. By doing this, they
tend to disrupt the structure and creativity
of their adversaries and paddle them across
turbulence to nervousness and frailty.
2) Absence of Emenike and Moses
Both players are the most dreaded in the
camp of the Burkinabe and prayers have
been intense against the proper mending of
their situation ahead of Sunday’s clash. The
Spartak Moscow striker’s pace and ability
tofind holes in the opposing defence make
Paul Put frantic with worries. The Chelsea
player’s off-the-ball intelligence and pass
delivery don’t make the Burkinabe very safe,
so it’d be best if both do not play or are
depleted by injuries.
3) Second half stamina
The Stallions are known for their resistance
and enduring stamina, and are able to
maintain the run in second half while their
opponents are already gasping for air. That
is one aspect they would uphold against the
Super Eagles who have often evinced awful
fatigue deep after the break.
4) Good goalkeeping
Burkina Faso goalkeeper Daouda Diakite
may not be as renowned as Vincent
Enyeama of Nigeria, but close analysts say
the Stallions’ guardian has exhibited some
flair for penalty keeping both at national
team level and at his Belgian club Lierse, and
even during training sessions. Thus, the
team will hope, at the worst, hold the
session at stalemate till all the final whistles
and then throw in their goalkeeper to
decide their fate.
5) Pressure shift
Unlike when Nigeria played Ivory Coast in
the quarterfinals when the pressure was
burning on the Elephants’ shoulders, it has
shifted now unto the Super Eagles for
Sunday’s meeting. The Nigerians are
enjoying favourable previews across the
board at same time accumulating