There was agony for Gabon on Sunday as the Africa Cup of Nations hosts were condemned to a group-stage exit following a goalless draw with Cameroon in Libreville.
Star man Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was guilty of a glaring early miss while Denis Bouanga broke down in tears at the end after hitting the post at the death as the Panthers played out a third draw in as many games.
Despite ending the group stage unbeaten, Gabon become just the fourth host nation and the first since Tunisia in 1994 to be eliminated from the Cup of Nations in the group stage.
In contrast, Cameroon, after a build-up to the competition marred by the withdrawals of key players, go through to the last eight as runners-up in Group A.
Burkina Faso won the group thanks to their 2-0 victory against Guinea-Bissau in the night's other game in Franceville.
Aubameyang had scored in each of the Panthers' opening games but they could only draw 1-1 against both tournament debutants Guinea-Bissau and Burkina Faso.
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