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Burkina Faso painfully qualified for the round of 16 by neutralizing Ethiopia (1-1). Cameroon and Cape Verde tied the points (1-1) in their last Group A game. Top scorer in the competition after three games, Cameroon captain Vincent Aboubakar opened the scoring before Garry Rodrigues gave him answer. The Indomitable Lions finish at the top of their pool. Cédric Ferreira our special correspondent looks back on these matches.
Also on the program for this edition, the death of seven demonstrators in Sudan, Monday, January 17, during demonstrations against the regime of putschist Abdel Fattah al-Burhane. It is one of the bloodiest days of the repression of the mobilization against the military power which has not weakened since the end of October.
In Mali, the day after the announcement of the death of former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, the terms of his funeral were partly revealed. They should be held on Friday January 21 in Bamako and an official tribute will be paid to him. Exchanges continue between the family of Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and the ruling junta.
Finally, the Senegalese Edouard Mendy was shunned during the last Golden Ball ceremony, the Tachine trophy for best goalkeeper having then been awarded to the Italian Gianluigi Donnarumma. The goalkeeper of Senegal and Clelsea was elected, Monday, January 17, best goalkeeper of the year 2021 by Fifa. The reactions are numerous in Dakar, as our correspondent Elimane Ndao explains.
Editor: Célia Caracena
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