Catch up with highlights from an entertaining opening day at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon as the hosts came from behind to beat Burkina Faso 2-1 before Cape Verde edged a 10-man Ethiopia.

Cameroon 2-1 Burkina Faso

Captain Vincent Aboubakar scored a brace of penalties for hosts Cameroon as they came from behind to beat Covid-ravaged Burkina Faso 2-1 in the opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations in Yaounde this past Sunday.

Gustavo Sangare had given Burkina Faso the lead in the Group A match at the Olembe Stadium, but Aboubakar equalised from the spot five minutes before the interval after a VAR review.

The 29-year-old, who netted the winner in the 2017 Cup of Nations final against Egypt, then scored what proved to be the decider in first-half stoppage time and was only denied a hat-trick by an offside flag after the break.

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Cape Verde 1-0 Ethiopia

Julio Tavares scored the winner as Cape Verde began their Afcon campaign with a 1-0 victory on Sunday over Ethiopia who played most of the game with 10 men.

The Saudi-based striker headed Cape Verde ahead in first-half stoppage time in Yaounde after Ethiopia had defender Yared Bayeh sent off with just 12 minutes gone.

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