AFCON 2015 Day 1 Review: Aubameyang On Target As Gabon Tops Group A

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Gabon’s dangerous front three combined to put them in control of Group A, as Burkina Faso, finalists in 2013, were punished for being wasteful in front of goal.

Borussia Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put the hosts ahead in the first half, before Charlton winger Frederic Bulot provided for Malick Evouna to seal the result with a header 20 minutes from time.

It puts Gabon top of the group, after hosts Equatorial Guinea drew with Congo in the day’s earlier game.

In the first game, Thievy Bifouma had scored a late for Congo to deny hosts Equatorial Guinea victory, as the opening match ended 1-1 at a packed Bata Stadium.

Middlesbrough's Emilio Nsue poked the hosts in front on 16 minutes, despite appearing to be offside. 

Francis N'Ganga hit a post as Congo came on strong in the closing stages before former West Brom forward Thievy Bifouma equalised from inside the area with three minutes left to play.