AFCON HOSTS CAMEROON LABOUR TO KNOCK OUT COMOROS

Wayne Lumbasi

Cameroon 🇨🇲 progressed to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-1 win against 10-man Comoros 🇰🇲 .

Amazingly, Comoros held out for almost half an hour without conceding. The Indomitable Lions finally opened the scoring when Karl Toko Ekambi lashed into the far corner, leaving Alhadhur stranded, but almost ceded the lead minutes later when Andre Onana was forced to make a fantastic double save to keep out Ahmed Mogni and Mohamed Youssouf.

Cameroon thought they had finally broken their opponents’ resistance when, with 70 minutes on the clock, Aboubakar sprinted in behind, waltzed around Alhadhur and lashed into the net from close range. They were not accounting for Youssouf M’Changama, who gave Comoros hope against all odds with a beautiful free kick from 30 yards.

The tournament debutants certainly did themselves proud against one of the favourites to life the trophy.

📹 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒: 🇨🇲 2-1 🇰🇲#TeamCameroon beat heroic Comoros to claim a spot in the final 8️⃣ ✅

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Cameroon meet upstarts Gambia in the last eight in Douala on Saturday after they upset Guinea 1-0 in Bafoussam earlier on Monday.