Rwanda's U17 side have stunned even their own fans by reaching the final

Hosts Rwanda or Burkina Faso will win a first continental football title when the duo clash in Saturday's final of the African U17 Championship.

The keenly-anticipated showdown in Kigali's Amahoro Stadium is a repeat of the opening match of the tournament which the Junior Wasps won 2-1.

The Burkinabe have contested two U17 finals before, losing to Ghana in 1999 and then Nigeria two years later.

The tie is the first Confederation of African Football final for Rwanda.

"They have surprised everyone," the coach of Rwanda's senior side, Sellas Tetteh, told the BBC's African sports programme Fast Track.

The final will be very different to the first game Rwanda U17 coach Richard Tardy

"They have played with a lot of determination, have been well supported and have shown a lot of ability.

"It's not a fluke that they are meeting Burkina Faso in the final, which I believe will be a classic. Rwanda will come out on top."

One of the men they must stop if they are to win their first trophy is Burkina Faso's Bertrand Traore, who has scored three goals so far.

The Chelsea hopeful, 16, has used the experience he gained when playing in the 2009 U17 World Cup in Nigeria to good effect in Rwanda.

"I have to help my team-mates because they know I played in the World Cup, so there are many expectations on me," he told the BBC.

"I want to become a champion in this tournament so I have to score again in the final."

Traore has helped Burkina Faso become the finals' top scorers, with nine goals, but they come up against the meanest defence, with the hosts having conceded just twice in five matches.

On Friday, Congo Brazzaville wrapped up third place in the tournament when beating Ivory Coast 2-1 in the Regional Stadium in the Rwandan capital.

The Ivorians led after just six minutes when Congo captain Fivaz Mayanith headed into his own net following a Noel Thome free-kick.

But in first-half stoppage time, the Congolese equalised when Samarange Binguila powered home a long-range shot.

With five minutes left, Moise Kounkou netted the winner - to earn the bronze medals that were then handed out by Caf president Issa Hayatou.

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