Saturday, 14 January 2017

Afcon 2017: Juary Soares header for Guinea-Bissau denies Gabon at the last

• Group A: Gabon 1-1 Guinea-Bissau
• Aubameyang 52; Soares 90

Guinea-Bissau snatched a shock 1-1 draw with a last-minute goal against hosts Gabon in the opening match of the 2017 African Nations Cup in Libreville.

The Borussia Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fired Gabon ahead early in the second half but the hosts failed to build on their advantage. Guinea-Bissau grew in confidence in the game’s latter stages and secured a point from the when the defender Juary Soares sent a diving header into the far corner.

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