LIMBE: Ismahila Ouedraogo scored the decisive penalty kick as Burkina Faso beat Gabon 7-6 in a dramatic shoot-out to progress to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations after Sunday's match in Limbe finished 1-1 at the end of extra time.
After there was no scoring in the extra half-hour, penalties went all the way to sudden death and Lloyd Palun became the third Gabon player to miss his attempt before Ouedraogo took the Stallions through. Gabon go home after a tournament overshadowed by the early departures of star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and influential midfielder Mario Lemina.
Qualification is a huge boost for Burkina Faso as the west African state deals with a jihadist insurgency. Burkina Faso went ahead on 28 minutes as Dango Ouattara's superb through ball was met by Traore with a first-time finish in off the post with Gabon goalkeeper Jean-Noel Amonome off his line.
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