The African Cup of Nations had two games this Thursday for the second round, both valid for Group A. Cameroon thrashed Ethiopia by 4-1 and guaranteed qualification to the next phase. Cape Verde lost to Burkina Faso 1-0.
With the results, Cameroon leads Group A with six points. Burkina Faso, in turn, takes second place, but has the same three points as Cape Verde, with an advantage in the tie-breaking criteria. To complete, Ethiopia holds the lantern of the group with two defeats.
In the next round, Cape Verde and Cameroon face each other and Burkina Faso plays against Ethiopia.
In the first game of the day, Cameroon started losing the match with a goal in the 4th minute of the first half, scored by Amanuel Gebremichael. But that lead didn’t last long, as Collins equalized in the 8th minute and the game went to halftime even.
In the second stage, at 8 minutes, Aboubakar made a header and, at 10 minutes, he scored one more. The number 10 and captain had a great performance. When the clock marked 22 minutes, Toko Ekambi made the fourth and guaranteed the classification of the selection for the knockout stage.
In the second match, Burkina Faso scored at 39 with Hassane Hassane, who deflected the trajectory of the shot and the ball went in. The only goal of the game set the final score.
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