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Burkina Faso 0 - 2Gabon: Aubameyang sets up Gabon win over Burkina Faso

Aubameyang of Gabon fights for the ball with goalkeeper Sanou of Burkina Faso during the 2015 African Cup of Nations soccer in Estadio de Bata "Bata Stadium", in Bata

Gabon's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put aside the trauma of his last African Nations Cup finals appearance with the first goal in a 2-0 win over Burkina Faso in their Group A opener on Saturday.

The French-born striker, who missed the decisive penalty in a quarter-final shootout against Mali three years ago when Gabon co-hosted the tournament, opened the scoring in the 19th minute.

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