Captain Vincent Aboubakar scored a brace of penalties as hosts Cameroon beat Burkina Faso 2-1 in the opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations in Yaounde on Sunday.
Gustavo Sangare had given Burkina Faso the lead in the Group A match at the Olembe Stadium, but Aboubakar equalized from the spot after five minutes.
The 29-year-old later scored what proved to be the decider in first-half stoppage time and he was only denied a hat-trick by an offside flag after the break.