Congo snaps 41-year win drought to top Group A at AFCON

The vital win in Congo’s first appearance at AFCON since 2000 leaves Claude Le Roy’s team needing just a draw from its final group game against Burkina Faso to reach the quarterfinals.

Oniangue, who plays for Reims in the French top-flight, grabbed his goal after Gabon failed to clear a 48th minute corner.

Burkina Faso coach Paul Put rued the missed chances.”Our problem is finishing, I can’t understand. We created lots of chances. Equatorial Guinea did not have as many,” he said.

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