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Gabon in peril after second draw, Cameroon fight back

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Football Soccer - African Cup of Nations - Gabon v Guinea-Bissau - Stade de l'Amitie - Libreville, Gabon - 14/1/17 - Gabon's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates scoring a goal. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

Hosts Gabon were on the brink of elimination from the African Nations Cup after a second successive draw on Wednesday left them needing a result from their last game against Cameroon.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored again for Gabon but his first-half penalty only equalised against Burkina Faso in another 1-1 draw for the home team.

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