Gabon vs Burkina Faso, 2017 Africa Nations Cup, Group Stage 2017

· Africa Cup of Nations

Gabon

38': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (P)

FT
1 - 1

Burkina Faso

23': Préjuce Nakoulma

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang equaliser earns Gabon draw with Burkina Faso

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was unable to inspire Gabon to a first win of the African Nations Cup as the hosts drew 1-1 with Burkina Faso in Group A.

Match Timeline

1': André Biyogo Poko (Gabon) Blocked Pass at 1'
1': Yacouba Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 1'
1': André Biyogo Poko (Gabon) Shot Blocked at 1'
1': Malick Evouna (Gabon) Assists Shot at 1'
2': Yacouba Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 2'
2': Lloyd Palun (Gabon) Throw In at 2'
2': Jonathan Zongo (Burkina Faso) Foul at 2'
3': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon) Free Kick at 3'
4': Patrick Malo (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 4'
4': Charles Kaboré (Burkina Faso) Foul at 4'
4': Bruno Ecuélé Manga (Gabon) Free Kick at 4'
5': Patrick Malo (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 5'
7': Patrick Malo (Burkina Faso) Foul at 7'
7': Denis Bouanga (Gabon) Free Kick at 7'
7': Denis Bouanga (Gabon) Shot Hit Woodwork at 7'
7': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon) Shot On Target at 7'
9': Yacouba Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 9'
10': Lloyd Palun (Gabon) Throw In at 10'
10': Alain Traoré (Burkina Faso) Blocked Pass at 10'
10': Lloyd Palun (Gabon) Throw In at 10'
11': Prejuce Nakoulma (Burkina Faso) Substitution at 11'
12': Yacouba Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 12'
12': Lloyd Palun (Gabon) Throw In at 12'
13': Yacouba Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) Blocked Pass at 13'
13': Lloyd Palun (Gabon) Foul at 13'
13': Abdou Razack Traoré (Burkina Faso) Free Kick at 13'
13': Alain Traoré (Burkina Faso) Shot On Target at 13'
15': Yacouba Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 15'
19': Yacouba Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 19'
19': Merlin Tandjigora (Gabon) Foul at 19'
19': Charles Kaboré (Burkina Faso) Free Kick at 19'
20': Patrick Malo (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 20'
20': Patrick Malo (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 20'
21': Yacouba Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 21'
21': André Biyogo Poko (Gabon) Throw In at 21'
22': Yacouba Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) Corner Kick at 22'
22': Banou Diawara (Burkina Faso) Corner Kick at 22'
22': Merlin Tandjigora (Gabon) Shot Off Target at 22'
23': Prejuce Nakoulma (Burkina Faso) Goal at 23'
23': Patrick Malo (Burkina Faso) Assists Shot at 23'
24': Lloyd Palun (Gabon) Throw In at 24'
25': Lloyd Palun (Gabon) Throw In at 25'
25': André Biyogo Poko (Gabon) Foul at 25'
25': Yacouba Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) Free Kick at 25'
26': Johann Obiang (Gabon) Throw In at 26'
26': Alain Traoré (Burkina Faso) Shot Blocked at 26'
26': Charles Kaboré (Burkina Faso) Assists Shot at 26'
27': Issoufou Dayo (Burkina Faso) Corner Kick at 27'
27': Johann Obiang (Gabon) Throw In at 27'
28': Banou Diawara (Burkina Faso) Foul at 28'
28': Didier N'Dong (Gabon) Free Kick at 28'
29': Denis Bouanga (Gabon) Foul at 29'
29': Patrick Malo (Burkina Faso) Free Kick at 29'
30': Patrick Malo (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 30'
31': Lloyd Palun (Gabon) Throw In at 31'
31': André Biyogo Poko (Gabon) Blocked Pass at 31'
31': Denis Bouanga (Gabon) Shot On Target at 31'
31': Merlin Tandjigora (Gabon) Assists Shot at 31'
31': Charles Kaboré (Burkina Faso) Foul at 31'
32': Didier N'Dong (Gabon) Free Kick at 32'
32': Lloyd Palun (Gabon) Foul at 32'
32': Bakary Kone (Burkina Faso) Free Kick at 32'
34': Patrick Malo (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 34'
35': Benjamin Zé Ondo (Gabon) Substitution at 35'
35': Yacouba Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 35'
35': Patrick Malo (Burkina Faso) Shot Off Target at 35'
36': Lloyd Palun (Gabon) Throw In at 36'
37': Hervé Kouakou Koffi (Burkina Faso) Foul at 37'
37': Hervé Kouakou Koffi (Burkina Faso) Yellow Card at 37'
38': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon) Penalty - Scored at 38'
42': Lloyd Palun (Gabon) Throw In at 42'
42': Bakary Kone (Burkina Faso) Corner Kick at 42'
43': Bruno Ecuélé Manga (Gabon) Shot Off Target at 43'
43': André Biyogo Poko (Gabon) Assists Shot at 43'
43': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon) Foul at 43'
43': Bakary Kone (Burkina Faso) Free Kick at 43'
44': Patrick Malo (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 44'
44': Banou Diawara (Burkina Faso) Foul at 44'
44': Benjamin Zé Ondo (Gabon) Free Kick at 44'
44': Yacouba Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) Corner Kick at 44'
45': Issoufou Dayo (Burkina Faso) Corner Kick at 45'
45'+1': André Biyogo Poko (Gabon) Foul at 46'
45'+2': Charles Kaboré (Burkina Faso) Free Kick at 47'
45'+2': Bakary Kone (Burkina Faso) Foul at 47'
45'+2': Didier Ovono (Gabon) Free Kick at 47'
45'+2': Patrick Malo (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 47'
46': Patrick Malo (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 46'
46': Merlin Tandjigora (Gabon) Foul at 46'
47': Charles Kaboré (Burkina Faso) Free Kick at 47'
47': Patrick Malo (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 47'
47': Banou Diawara (Burkina Faso) Blocked Pass at 47'
47': Benjamin Zé Ondo (Gabon) Foul at 47'
48': Alain Traoré (Burkina Faso) Free Kick at 48'
48': Charles Kaboré (Burkina Faso) Shot Off Target at 48'
48': Alain Traoré (Burkina Faso) Assists Shot at 48'
49': Benjamin Zé Ondo (Gabon) Throw In at 49'
50': Alain Traoré (Burkina Faso) Foul at 50'
50': Aaron Appindangoyé (Gabon) Free Kick at 50'
51': Yacouba Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 51'
51': Lloyd Palun (Gabon) Throw In at 51'
51': Abdou Razack Traoré (Burkina Faso) Foul at 51'
51': Merlin Tandjigora (Gabon) Free Kick at 51'
52': Jonathan Zongo (Burkina Faso) Foul at 52'
54': Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso) Substitution at 54'
55': Denis Bouanga (Gabon) Free Kick at 55'
55': Didier N'Dong (Gabon) Foul at 55'
55': Yacouba Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) Free Kick at 55'
56': Benjamin Zé Ondo (Gabon) Throw In at 56'
57': Benjamin Zé Ondo (Gabon) Throw In at 57'
58': Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso) Shot On Target at 58'
58': Abdou Razack Traoré (Burkina Faso) Assists Shot at 58'
59': Yacouba Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 59'
59': Malick Evouna (Gabon) Foul at 59'
60': Banou Diawara (Burkina Faso) Free Kick at 60'
60': Benjamin Zé Ondo (Gabon) Throw In at 60'
61': Benjamin Zé Ondo (Gabon) Foul at 61'
63': Alain Traoré (Burkina Faso) Shot Blocked at 63'
63': Alain Traoré (Burkina Faso) Corner Kick at 63'
64': Prejuce Nakoulma (Burkina Faso) Shot Blocked at 64'
64': Alain Traoré (Burkina Faso) Assists Shot at 64'
64': Prejuce Nakoulma (Burkina Faso) Corner Kick at 64'
65': Patrick Malo (Burkina Faso) Offside at 65'
65': Didier N'Dong (Gabon) Free Kick at 65'
67': Serge-Junior Ngouali (Gabon) Substitution at 67'
67': Yacouba Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 67'
67': Yacouba Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) Blocked Pass at 67'
68': Lloyd Palun (Gabon) Throw In at 68'
68': Benjamin Zé Ondo (Gabon) Offside at 68'
68': Hervé Kouakou Koffi (Burkina Faso) Free Kick at 68'
68': André Biyogo Poko (Gabon) Foul at 68'
69': Abdou Razack Traoré (Burkina Faso) Free Kick at 69'
69': Lloyd Palun (Gabon) Throw In at 69'
69': Lloyd Palun (Gabon) Throw In at 69'
70': Yacouba Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) Handball at 70'
71': Denis Bouanga (Gabon) Free Kick at 71'
71': Abdou Razack Traoré (Burkina Faso) Foul at 71'
71': Serge-Junior Ngouali (Gabon) Free Kick at 71'
71': Issoufou Dayo (Burkina Faso) Corner Kick at 71'
73': André Biyogo Poko (Gabon) Foul at 73'
74': Bakary Kone (Burkina Faso) Free Kick at 74'
74': Yacouba Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 74'
75': Cédric Ondo Biyoghe (Gabon) Substitution at 75'
76': Benjamin Zé Ondo (Gabon) Throw In at 76'
76': Benjamin Zé Ondo (Gabon) Throw In at 76'
76': Serge Kevyn Aboue (Gabon) Shot Blocked at 76'
76': Didier N'Dong (Gabon) Assists Shot at 76'
77': Bouba (Burkina Faso) Substitution at 77'
77': Bouba (Burkina Faso) Foul at 77'
77': Serge-Junior Ngouali (Gabon) Free Kick at 77'
78': Prejuce Nakoulma (Burkina Faso) Blocked Pass at 78'
78': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon) Shot Off Target at 78'
78': Denis Bouanga (Gabon) Assists Shot at 78'
81': Denis Bouanga (Gabon) Shot On Target at 81'
81': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon) Assists Shot at 81'
81': Hervé Kouakou Koffi (Burkina Faso) Corner Kick at 81'
84': Patrick Malo (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 84'
84': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon) Foul at 84'
85': Issoufou Dayo (Burkina Faso) Free Kick at 85'
85': Prejuce Nakoulma (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 85'
88': Lloyd Palun (Gabon) Throw In at 88'
88': Banou Diawara (Burkina Faso) Foul at 88'
88': Didier N'Dong (Gabon) Free Kick at 88'
89': Serge Kevyn Aboue (Gabon) Shot Off Target at 89'
89': Denis Bouanga (Gabon) Assists Shot at 89'
90': Denis Bouanga (Gabon) Foul at 90'
90': Charles Kaboré (Burkina Faso) Free Kick at 90'
90'+1': Lloyd Palun (Gabon) Throw In at 91'
90'+1': Malick Evouna (Gabon) Foul at 91'
90'+2': Issoufou Dayo (Burkina Faso) Free Kick at 92'
90'+2': Yacouba Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) Throw In at 92'
90'+3': Patrick Malo (Burkina Faso) Foul at 93'
90'+3': Bruno Ecuélé Manga (Gabon) Free Kick at 93'
90'+3': Lloyd Palun (Gabon) Throw In at 93'
90'+3': Yacouba Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) Foul at 93'
90'+4': Denis Bouanga (Gabon) Free Kick at 94'
90'+4': Didier N'Dong (Gabon) Blocked Pass at 94'

Statistics

BKA		GAB
17	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	3
42.6	Possession	57.4
9	SHOTS	13
4	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
166	Accurate Passes	248
247	Passes	325
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	3
10	Crosses	22
0.1	Cross %	0.1
59	Long Balls	56
23	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	2
17	Effective Tackles	15
21	Tackles	19
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
24	Effective Clearances	15
24	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

Venue: Stade d'Angondjé
Location: ,

Africa Cup of Nations Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Morocco	3	+5	7
2	Mali	3	0	3
3	Comoros	3	-2	2
4	Zambia	3	-3	2

Full Table

Line-Ups

Gabon (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Didier Ovono (GK)
5	Bruno Ecuélé Manga
2	Aaron Appindangoyé
6	Johann Obiang
8	Lloyd Palun
7	Malick Evouna
22	Didier N'Dong
4	Merlin Tandjigora
9	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
20	Denis Bouanga
17	André Biyogo Poko

Gabon Substitutes:

Anthony Mfa Mezui, Mario Lemina, Yoann Wachter, Benjamin Zé Ondo, Serge Kevyn Aboue, Yves Bitséki Moto, Samson Mbingui, Cédric Ondo Biyoghe, Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali, Franck Obambou, Guélor Kanga, Lévy Madinda.

Burkina Faso (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Hervé Koffi (GK)
4	Bakary Koné
14	Issoufou Dayo
20	Yacouba Coulibaly
5	Patrick Malo
11	Jonathan Pitroipa
8	Abdou Razak Traoré
18	Charles Kaboré
9	Banou Diawara
10	Alain Traoré
17	Jonathan Zongo

Burkina Faso Substitutes:

Germain Sanou, Aboubacar Sawadogo, Préjuce Nakoulma, Aristide Bancé, Issouf Paro, Bouba, Blati Touré, Cyrille Bayala, Bertrand Traoré, Adama Guira, Steeve Yago, Souleymane Koanda.

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