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AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS

Burkina Faso come back to hold Cameroon

A brilliant Benjamin Moukandjo free-kick was not enough for Cameroon to win their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday as Burkina Faso battled back to draw 1-1.

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Cameroon's midfielder Christian Bassogog (R) challenges Burkina Faso's defender Yacouba Coulibaly during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group A football match between Burkina Faso and Cameroon
GABRIEL BOUYSAFP

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A brilliant Benjamin Moukandjo free-kick was not enough for Cameroon to win their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday as Burkina Faso battled back to draw 1-1.

Burkina Faso's defender Issoufou Dayo celebrates after scoring a goal during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group A football match between Burkina Faso and Cameroon
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Burkina Faso's defender Issoufou Dayo celebrates after scoring a goal during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group A football match between Burkina Faso and CameroonGABRIEL BOUYSAFP

Moukandjo, the Indomitable Lions captain, curled in a superb effort from a dead ball 10 minutes before the interval in the Group A game at the Stade de l'Amitie in Libreville.

Group A all square 

However, 2013 runners-up Burkina Faso recovered to equalise with quarter of an hour left, Issoufou Dayo bundling the ball in after Banou Diawara's free-kick was saved.

The result means there is nothing between any of the sides in Group A after hosts Gabon were held to a 1-1 draw by Guinea-Bissau in the tournament's opening match earlier in the day.