Burkina Faso coach, Paul Put fancies his team's chances of progressing to the quarter - finals of the African Cup of Nations after the encouraging 1 - 1 draw against one of the group favorites Nigeria in the opening fixture.<br /><br />Put told reporters: ''My players have done well tonight and l thought we played a good game .After this game and the way we played l think the opportunity for us to qualify to the next round is still open.''<br /><br />On his part, Burkina Faso skipper Dagano Moumouni says the draw against Nigeria is a sign that the team can improve in subsequent matches against Ethiopia and Zambia.<br /><br />''It was a hard game against Nigeria as we expected but to get a draw is good for us. We know that as a team we can play even better, so we are going to work hard for the next games,'' he said.<br /><br />The architect of the drawn match against Nigeria which looked like a victory was the Lorient striker Alain Traore, who scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time, after receiving a pass from <span>Jonathan Pitroipa.</span><br /><br />Photo Credit: soccerroomtoday.com<br /><br /><br /><br />