Cameroon came from behind to beat Burkina Faso 2-1 in an incident-packed opener at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Gustavo Sangare put the Burkinabe ahead midway through the first half in Yaounde but two penalties from captain Vincent Aboubakar turned the game around for the hosts before half-time.
A Cape Verde side saw off 10-man Ethiopia 1-0 in the day’s second game in the Olembe Stadium, with striker Julio Tavares scoring a powerful header in first-half stoppage time.
There are four games today, with Senegal in action against Zimbabwe and Ghana facing Morocco.
