After 50 years it was organized again by. At the beginning of this year’s edition, the five-time winners of the tournament faced the Olemde Stadium in Yaoundé, a facility that could accommodate as many as 60,000 people.
Burkina Faso’s unexpected lead
There weren’t too many interesting situations in the first 20 minutes of the game. It is true that the hosts had an advantage, but more dangerous attacks came from the guests, who were not able to defeat the well-disposed one.
In the 23rd minute the Cameroonian goalkeeper, who is one step away from the move to, made a fatal mistake. Onana made a blank run from Bertrand Traore’s cross before landing at Gustavo Sangare’s feet. He had no problems with placing the ball in the goal.
Two penalties and a victory for Cameroon
The most things happened in the last few minutes of the first half. After the tournament’s first intervention, the VAR pointed to 11 meters after Andre Anguissa was fouled in the penalty area. Vincent Aboubakar substituted the goal for the goal. In added time, Issoufou Dayo called for a second penalty, which was again used by the Cameroon striker.
In the second half, things were slightly less, though Cameroon could have been leading even higher. In the 60th minute, Aboubakar found his way to the net for the third time, but this time he was in an offside position. The hosts of the tournament managed to bring the victory to the end, thanks to which they successfully started competing in the African Cup of Nations.
The victory made Cameroon take the lead in the Group A standings for at least a few hours.
Source: Sport
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