CAIRO (Reuters) - Mohamed Yattara scored a brace of goals as Guinea defeated 10-man Burundi 2-0 in their Africa Cup of Nations Group B clash on Sunday to give themselves a strong chance of a place in the knockout stages.
The victory means Guinea finish third in their pool behind Madagascar and Nigeria, but their four points will likely make them among the four best third-placed finishers that advance to the second round.
Debutants Burundi exit the competition with three defeats and no goals scored in what has been a difficult introduction to continental finals for the East African nation. Burundi were in trouble inside 12 minutes when right-back Nduwarugira received a straight red card after holding back Yattara when his weak back-pass threatened to allow the Guinea forward on goal.
Burundi’s Pierrot Kwizera forced a good stop from Guinea goalkeeper Ibrahim Kone with a long-range drive, but it was Guinea who broke the deadlock.
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