Burkina Faso bounce back to draw 1-1 with Cameroon


Football Soccer - African Cup of Nations - Burkina Faso v Cameroon - Stade de l'Amitie - Libreville, Gabon - 14/1/17. Burkina Faso celebrate scoring a goal. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Guinea Bissau stunned hosts Gabon by holding them to a draw on the opening day of the African Nations Cup finals as they continued to create shocks as the tournament got underway.

A last-gasp goal for the small west African nation, making their finals debut, secured a 1-1 draw on Saturday a week after preparations were disrupted by a players' strike over money.

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