Burkina Faso beats Ethiopia 4-0 in African Cup
Published: January 25, 2013
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NELSPRUIT, South Africa (AP) — Alain Traore scored two goals to help 10-man Burkina Faso take control of Group C with a 4-0 victory over Ethiopia in the African Cup of Nations.
Burkina Faso's Djakaridja Kone celebrates after scoring their third goal against Ethiopia during their African Cup of Nations group C match Friday, Jan. 25 2013 at the Mbombela stadium in Nelspruit, South Africa. The two other teams in group C are Nigeria and Zambia. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
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Goalkeeper Abdoulaye Soulama was sent off with Burkina Faso (1-1-0) leading 1-0 with half an hour remaining for handling the ball outside the area. Ethiopia (0-1-1) was unable to capitalize, and Djakaridja Kone and Jonathan Pitroipa rounded off the scoring for Burkina Faso to put it top of its group with four points.
In the other Group C match, goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene led Zambia (0-0-2) to a 1-1 draw with Nigeria, scoring on a penalty kick in the 85th minute. Emmanuel Emenike scored for Nigeria (0-0-2) in the 57th minute.
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