Africa Cup of Nations

FT Saturday, January 17, 2015
Gabon LWDDW 2
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Burkina Faso WLDWD 0
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Estadio de Bata

Match Report

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang guides Gabon to win over Burkina Faso

Goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Malick Evouna gave Gabon a 2-0 victory over Burkina Faso in their opening game in the African Nations Cup in Bata on Saturday night.

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Head to Head

GAB leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

BKA

  1. 23Germain SanouG
  2. 5Mohamed KoffiD
  3. 2Steeve YagoD
  4. 13Narcisse BambaraD
  5. 4Bakary KonéD
  6. 19Bertrand TraoréM
  7. 6Djakaridja KonéM
  8. 17Jonathan ZongoM
  9. 18Charles KaboréM
  10. 11Jonathan PitroipaF
  11. 10Alain TraoréF

Substitutes

  1. 16Abdoulaye SoulamaSUB
  2. 9Issa GouoSUB
  3. 8Paul KoulibalySUB
  4. 21Abdou Razak TraoréSUB
  5. 22Préjuce NakoulmaSUB
  6. 14Wilfried BalimaSUB
  7. 15Aristide BancéSUB
  8. 12Adama GuiraSUB
  9. 1Moussa FofanaSUB
  10. 3Moussa YedanSUB
  11. 20Issiaka OuédraogoSUB

GAB

  1. 1Didier OvonoG
  2. 5Bruno Ecuélé MangaD
  3. 6Johann ObiangD
  4. 4Yrondu Musavu-KingD
  5. 8Lloyd PalunD
  6. 9Pierre-Emerick AubameyangM
  7. 22Didier N'DongM
  8. 17André Biyogo PokoM
  9. 10Frédéric BulotM
  10. 11Lévy MadindaM
  11. 7Malick EvounaF

Substitutes

  1. 19Benjamin Zé OndoSUB
  2. 18Alexander N'doumbouSUB
  3. 3Johann LengoualamaSUB
  4. 15Henri NdongSUB
  5. 16Anthony Mfa MezuiSUB
  6. 2Aaron AppindangoyéSUB
  7. 12Guélor KangaSUB
  8. 21Romaric RogombéSUB
  9. 14Randal Oto'oSUB
  10. 20Tatry SokambiSUB
  11. 23Yves Bitséki MotoSUB
  12. 13Samson MbinguiSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon) Goal at 19'
  2. 40' Ibrahim Ndong (Gabon) Yellow Card at 40'
  3. 53' Frédéric Bulot (Gabon) Yellow Card at 53'
  4. 63' Guelor Kanga (Gabon) Substitution at 63'
  5. 66' Aristide Bancé (Burkina Faso) Substitution at 66'
  6. 72' Malick Evouna (Gabon) Goal at 72'
  7. 77' Prejuce Nakoulma (Burkina Faso) Substitution at 77'
  8. 77' Johann Obiang (Gabon) Yellow Card at 77'
  9. 83' Samson Mbingui (Gabon) Substitution at 83'
  10. 87' Johann Diderot Lengoualama (Gabon) Substitution at 87'

Africa Cup of Nations News

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