The Burkinabe have been boosted by the rescinding of Jonathan Pitroipa's sending-off against Ghana, with officials admitting he should not have received a second booking.

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Jonathan Pitroipa rounded off the win with the fourth in stoppage time to make it a miserable evening for the Ethiopian fans who had made up the majority of a sizable crowd in the stadium.

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And we will never know what part a vigorous Twitter campaign played in helping restore Burkina Faso's star striker Jonathan Pitroipa to the team for the final against Nigeria after he picked up a red card in the semi-final.

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