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Burkina Faso strikers Dango Ouattara and Bertrand Traore scored to help Brentford and Sunderland win in the at the weekend.

Ouattara struck in added time to seal a 3-1 victory for Brentford over Burnley while Traore equalised as Sunderland came from two goals behind to edge Bournemouth 3-2.

Traore and Ouattara are set to spearhead the Burkina Faso attack in the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco this month. The Stallions are in Group D with Algeria, Equatorial Guinea and Sudan.

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He made his presence felt against Burnley, winning a penalty after being brought down in the box 10 minutes from time that led to Igor Thiago's opening goal from the spot. Then, after Burnley's Zian Flemming scored a penalty of his

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