/ 23 February 1999

GABON-BURKINA FASO DRAW

THE national soccer teams of Gabon and Burkina Faso drew 1-1 in a friendly played on Saturday at the Omar Bongo sports stadium in Libreville. The two teams, preparing for the next round of the qualification matches of the African Cup of Nations 2000 finals, played their first leg in Ouagadougou in January where the Etalons of Burkina Faso defeated the Azingo of Gabon 2-1. The Gabonese, placed in Group 4, will play Bafana Bafana in Johannesburg on Saturday, for the third round of their qualification matches. Meanwhile, Burkina Faso (Group 5) will face Burundi in Bujumbura next weekend.