Khaya Ndubane

By Khaya Ndubane

Digital Manager Phakaaathi


Blow by blow: Gabon vs Burkina Faso

Hello and welcome to Phakaaathi's live reporting of the Afcon 2017 Group A match between hosts Gabon and Burkina Faso at Stade de l'Amitie.


– referee Papa Gassama blows his whistle for full-time. Full-time score: Gabon 1-1 Burkina Faso

– 4 minutes of added time to be played

– 89′ Angoue’s header goes wide of goals

– 86′ Burkina Faso appeal for the penalty, but the referee waves play on

– 82′ Koffi pulls an excellent save to deny Bouanga from close range. Corner kick for Gabon

– 78′ Aubemeyang’s long range shot goes over the crossbar

– 77′ Substitution for Burkina Faso: Sare comes on for Alain Traore

– 75′ Substitution for Gabon: Poko makes way for Angoue

– 71′ corner kick for Gabon

– 70′ free kick for Gabon in a promising position

– 68′ offside call goes against Gabon

– 67′ Another forced substitution for Gabon: Ngouali comes on for the injured Tandjigora

– 65′ offside call goes against Burkina Faso

– 64′ another corner kick for Burkina Faso

– 63′ corner kick for Burkina Faso

– 61′ free kick for Burkina Faso in a good scoring position

– 60′ Poko’s cross-cum-shot goes over the crossbar

– 59′ free kick for Burkina Faso

– 58′ Ovono makes a good save to deny Bertrand Traore from close range

– 54′ Another forced substitution for Burkina Faso: Bertrand Traore comes on for the injured Zongo

– 52′ free kick for Gabon

– 47′ free kick for Burkina Faso in a promising position

– Gabon get the second half underway

– referee Papa Gassama blows his whistle for the half-time break. Half-time score: Gabon 0-0 Burkina Faso

– 2 minutes of added time to be played

– 45′ another corner kick for Gabon

– 42′ corner kick for Gabon

– 38′ GOAAAL! Aubemeyang grabs the equaliser for Gabon from the penalty spot!

– 37′ PENALTY for Gabon for Koffi’s foul on Aubemeyang. Yellow card for Koffi

– 35′ Malo tries a long range shot, but it goes wide of goals

– 34′ Forced substitution for Gabon: Ze Ondo comes on for the injured Obiang

– 31′ Bouanga’s shot is saved by Herve Koffi

– 29′ free kick for Burkina Faso

– 27′ corner kick for Gabon, but it’s cleared

– 24′ GOAAAL! Nakoulma gets the better of Obiang and calmly puts the ball home!

– 22′ corner kick for Gabon and it leads to another one

– 13′ Alain Traore shoots straight at the goalkeeper

– 11′ Forced substitution for Burkina Faso: Nakoulma comes on for the injured Pitriopa

– 7′ Bounga hits the crossbar from close range

– the game is underway at Stade de l’Amitie

– kickoff

Starting XI:

Gabon XI: D Ovono, Appindangoye, Ecuele, Obiang, Palun, B Poko, Tandjigora, Ndong, Evouna, Aubemeyang, Bouanga
Burkina Faso XI: Herve Koffi, Kone, P Malo, Tayo, Y Coulibally, A Razack, Traore, J Pitroipa, Kabore, B Diawara, J Zongo

Hello and welcome to Phakaaathi’s live reporting of the Afcon 2017 Group A match between hosts Gabon and Burkina Faso at Stade de l’Amitie.

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