The host nation are out of Afcon. Gabon, and their star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, couldn't find a way past Cameroon. The 0-0 draw was described by the BBC as a "poor match" which is about the first time the BBC haven’t tried to play up what have obviously been some less than spectacular matches. I've realised that while they quite easily describe European Championship and World Cup matches as "dour" and "turgid", Afcon matches are "hard fought" and "games of few clear cut chances." A planned strategy or just my perception?
Burkina Faso topped the group after they best Guinea-Bissau 2-0. In what has been a tournament of very evenly balanced teams, first place in the group and a quarterfinal against a second placed team doesn't look like any guarantee of an easier match. Burkina Faso's most likely opponents are Tunisia, unless they lose against Zimbabwe and Algeria beat Senegal tomorrow.
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