The first to reach the quarterfinals of the African Championship is the Burkina Faso team, which defeated Gabon 6: 7 tonight (Sunday) at the end of a long penalty shootout.
At the end of 90 minutes the result was 1: 1, and it was kept that way for the next half hour as well.
In the 28th minute Bertrand Traore from Aston Villa raised Burkina Faso to 0: 1, and in the 67th minute she gained a numerical advantage after Sydney Obisa from Gabon was sent off with a second yellow.
But Gabon managed to survive with ten players and an own goal by Adama Guiara in extra time after 90 minutes sent the game into extra time.
After 30 minutes without goals, a penalty shootout came that ended only after 9 kicks for each team - and with a big 6: 7 to Burkina Faso, which will try to reach the final as it did in 2013.
In the quarterfinals she will meet the winner between Nigeria and Tunisia.
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