Mueez Ajao
– Burkina Faso secured second spot in Group A at the Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-1 draw against Ethiopia.
– Cyrille Bayala lobbed keeper Teklemariam Shanko in the 25th minute to give the Stallions the lead.
– Ethiopia captain Getaneh Kebede equalised from the penalty spot seven minutes after half-time after Steeve Yago was penalised for handball.
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– Burkina Faso will face the runners-up from Group C – either Morocco, Gabon or Ghana – in the last 16 on Sunday.
– The Burkinabe and Cape Verde both finished on four points in Group A, but the Stallions took second place on head-to-head record.
– Cameroon topped the group on seven points after a 1-1 draw with Cape Verde, with Ethiopia bottom on one.
