Burkinabes battling with history

The series of playoff matches begins in Ouagadougou on Saturday when Burkina Faso seek to crown a year beyond their wildest expectations with a good home result against Algeria.

Burkina Faso were surprise runners-up at the Nations Cup finals in South Africa at the start of the year and have since staged a miraculous comeback in the World Cup qualifiers after being docked points in the preliminaries for using an ineligible player.