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Captain Vincent Aboubakar scored two penalties as hosts Cameroon beat Burkina Faso 2-1 in Yaounde in the opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday.<\/div>\n
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Gustavo Sangare had put Burkina Faso in front at the Olembe Stadium but Aboubakar\u2019s double turned the game around before half-time and there were celebratory fireworks at full-time in the stadium, where Cameroonian President Paul Biya and FIFA chief Gianni Infantino were in attendance.<\/div>\n
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The Cup of Nations, delayed by a year because of the pandemic, runs until February 6.<\/div>\n
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