AFCON2021: Aboubakar's Brace Put Lions Ahead
Vincent Aboubakar, Indomitable Lion's team captain after scoring a penalty. Host Cameroon came from behind with two penalties in the space of eight minutes at the end of the first half to beat Burkina Faso 2-1 in the opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations Captain Vincent Aboubakar scored both penalties, calmly slotting the first to the right side of the goal and the second to the left to complete a comeback that left home fans sighing with relief. Cameroon had endured a three-year delay to host the tournament after being stripped of the 2019 edition and then seeing their 2021 ambitions delayed a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Gustavo Sangare caused his team, Burkina Faso to lead in the 24th minute with an opening goal at Olembe Stadium in Yaounde. Sangare scored after Burkina Faso had seen a header cleared off the line and then hit the crossbar in the same move. But the visitors lost the lead with two reckless pieces of defending at the end of the first half. Aston ...