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Burkina Faso Powers Through to Quarterfinals

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In a major blow to Burkina Faso, Jonathan Pitroipa, at right, has been ruled out of the rest of the Africa Cup of Nations because of an injury.

Tournament	Africa Cup of Nations 2017, Preliminaries
Venue	Stade de Franceville, Franceville – Gabon
Time	2017-01-23 03:00

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