Hosts Gabon were on the brink of elimination from the African Nations Cup after a second successive draw on Wednesday left them needing a result from their last game against Cameroon. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored again for Gabon but his first-half penalty only equalised against Burkina Faso in another 1-1 draw for the home team. Cameroon went top as they fought back from a halftime deficit to dampen Guinea Bissau's hopes of continuing their fairytale run in the competition with a 2-1 victory. Cameroon made three bold substitutions after Piquiti had scored a glorious individual goal to give the small west African nation an early lead. Burkina Faso went ahead through a solo effort from Prejuce Nakoulma before Aubameyang earned a penalty to level matters at halftime.

Source: The Star January 19, 2017 04:23 UTC