UNEASY FELINES: Cameroon and Gabon Panthers not having their way at AFCON

Cameroon's midfielder Sebastien Siani reacts next to Guinea-Bissau's midfielder Francisco Junior (R) during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group A football match between Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau at the Stade de l'Amitie Sino-Gabonaise in Libreville on January 18, 2017. / AFP PHOTO /

If Gabon’s leaders were looking for the African Cup of Nations to provide a joyous distraction for a country fractured by violent elections six months ago, it’s not working out that way. And if Cameroon was looking for an easy time against the tournament debutants from Guinea-Bissau, that didn’t happen either.

Host Gabon stuttered to a second straight 1-1 draw at Africa’s soccer championship on Wednesday, and even goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the team’s Germany-based star, aren’t proving to be enough.