BATA, Equatorial Guinea - Neighbours Equatorial Guinea and Gabon will suspend their close friendship on Sunday as the teams meet in a decisive match for a quarterfinal place at the African Cup of Nations.The hopes of host Equatorial Guinea — and maybe the organizers hopes for good crowds for the rest of the African Cup — rest on a win over Gabon at Bata Stadium as the final round of group games begin.New coach Esteban Becker has referred to his Equatorial Guinea as a team for the future, but it needs to deliver now to reach the last eight, satisfy the home fans and keep them coming back to the stadiums. Its a common theme at African Cups that, when the host goes out, attendances tend to dip.Equatorial Guinea is unbeaten in Group A, but also didnt convert impressive periods into wins with draws against Republic of Congo and Burkina Faso.Gabon, which co-hosted the 2012 Cup of Nations with Equatorial Guinea, appeared to be the groups best team after opening with a slick 2-0 win over 2013 finalist Burkina Faso. But the unpredictability of the African Cup struck when the Gabonese then lost to Republic of Congo, which has qualified for its first championship in 15 years.Gabon has better players, led by Germany-based striker and captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. But Equatorial Guinea will have most of the 35,000-strong crowd in Bata urging it on.If Equatorial Guinea does win, itll be a poor way to repay Gabon for the 20 buses it provided to help with the hosting of Africas soccer championship.While Equatorial Guinea plays Gabon at Bata, Republic of Congo and Burkina Faso meet in Ebebiyin. The African Cups schedule changes for the last round of group games, which are played simultaneously and not back-to-back at the same stadium like earlier fixtures.With the last group games, theres also often a set of complex scenarios depending on who wins, who draws and who loses — and by how many goals.For the Congolese, its simple: After their torrid buildup — which included problems with their hotel and team bus — they need at least a draw against Burkina Faso to make the quarterfinals for the first time in over two decades.Burkina Faso has been disappointing in Equatorial Guinea after making the final two years ago, but still has an outside chance of squeezing through to the quarters if it beats Republic of Congo and the result of the Equatorial Guinea-Gabon game is also favourable.The hopes of the Burkinabes rest on finally finding their attacking game. 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