CAN 2017 FEEDS

Gabon VS Burkina Faso /  Cameroon VS Guinea-Bissau

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Match updates Gabon VS Burkina Faso

Hosts Gabon will be looking for a vastly improved performance when they take on Burkina Faso in their second Group A game on Wednesday.

Giving away a late equaliser to minnows Guinea Bissau in Saturday’s opener at the Stade l’Amitie put Gabon under immediate pressure.

But a draw in the other group game between Burkina Faso and Cameroon means all four teams are level.

Striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is again key to the home team’s hope after scoring the tournament’s opening goal but carries a heavy burden of expectation, while Burkina Faso have a much more experienced team and could dent home hopes.

Aubameyang knows he and his team-mates let supporters of the central African team down and has promised a better performance against opponents they beat 2-0 at the same stage two years ago.

“We have learnt from our mistakes,” said the 27-year-old born in France to a Gabonese father and a Spanish mother, making him eligible to represent three nations.

He opted for Gabon, a country once captained by his father who have never gone further than the quarter-finals at the Cup of Nations.

“I remain positive that we can reach our first goal, which is qualifying for the knockout phase,.

“We have lofty ambitions in this tournament and playing at home in front of our wonderful supporters is a great advantage.

“Mistakes were made against Guinea-Bissau, like conceding a goal in the final minute. We must now rectify those errors and defeat Burkina Faso.

Match updates Cameroon VS Guinea-Bissau

Cameroon have been boosted by the return to fitness of key striker Vincent Aboubakar for Wednesday’s Group A match against Guinea-Bissau.

The Besiktas forward missed his side’s opening 1-1 draw with Burkina Faso because of a back injury.

As well as welcoming back Aboubakar, coach Hugo Broos believes his side will give a better account of themselves after reviewing their performance in their first match.

“Since Saturday, we have had the opportunity to work hard and correct what did not work against Burkina Faso. We are going to be stronger mentally and more able to realise our opportunities,” he said.

However, he has warned his team to be focused.

“Playing against less-well-known teams can be tricky and we do not want to go into our final group game against Gabon needing a win to survive,” he added.

“The days when higher-ranked countries could go into a group game confident of winning convincingly are long gone.

“We want to reach the quarter-finals and then see where we go from there.”

Guinea-Bissau also drew their opening match, 1-1 against hosts Gabon and coach Baciro Cande is taking confidence from that result.

“We now have the motivation to go far. My team may not have any big-name footballers, but we have unity and determination, and that counts for so much,” he said.

The countries have never met at the Nations Cup, but did play each other in a 2013 qualifier with Cameroon winning 1-0 in Bissau and in Yaounde to advance 2-0 overall.

Four-time champions Cameroon have played 75 matches in Nations Cup since their 1970 debut, winning 37, drawing 23, losing 15, scoring 113 goals and conceding 71.

Cameroon won two of their four titles after penalty shootouts, beating Nigeria in the 2000 final and Senegal two years later.

Shock qualifiers Guinea-Bissau have played just one Nations Cup match – that draw with hosts Gabon in Libreville last Saturday.