Gabon-Burkina Faso: Leadership Tussle Begins

The Panthers of Gabon will play against the Stallions of Burkina Faso today at the Stade de L’Amitié in Libreville at 5 pm.

Host, Gabon, will clash with the Stallions of Burkina Faso today in the first game of the second day of play in Pool A. It will be a tough duel as each side will be out to grab the three points at stake in order to get a comfortable position in the group.

The Panthers of Gabon played a 1-1 tie with Guinea Bissau while Burkina Faso equally drew 1-1 with the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the first day of play. The results were seen as a disappointment especially by the fans of the host country as their dream was to win the opening game. Ahead of today’s encounter, both teams are carrying out final preparations in their different hideouts in the capital city Libreville. Gabon will be out to remake history following their 2-0 win over Burkina Faso in the 2015 AFCON in Equatorial Guinea.

The squad will be counting on the talents of the most coveted African football striker in the world today, Pierre Emerik Obameyang. The 27-year-old Borussia Dortmund striker will bear the burden of scoring goals for his team. Coach Jose Antonio Camacho is working hard to correct the er...

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