Africa Cup of Nations

FT Sunday, January 9, 2022
Burkina Faso WDDDW 1
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Cameroon LWWWW 2
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BKA101
CMR202
Olembe Stadium

Match Report

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Cameroon rally past COVID-hit Burkina Faso to win Africa Cup of Nations opener

Cameroon relied on two penalties to rally to win its Africa Cup of Nations tournament opener against a coronavirus-hit Burkina Faso on Sunday.

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Team Stats

21
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
4
40.2
Possession
59.8
11
SHOTS
14
6
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
216
Accurate Passes
339
272
Passes
402
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
2
13
Crosses
21
0.2
Cross %
0.1
43
Long Balls
57
17
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
11
21
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
14
Interceptions
5
12
Effective Clearances
13
12
Clearances
13

Head to Head

BKA leads series 1-0-3

Lineups

CMR · 4-1-4-1

  1. 24André OnanaG
  2. 5Michael NgadeuCD-L
  3. 22Jerome OngueneCD-R
  4. 14Samuel Oum GouetDM
  5. 25Nouhou ToloLB
  6. 19Collins FaiRB
  7. 8Frank AnguissaCM-L
  8. 15Pierre KundeCM-R
  9. 12Karl Toko EkambiLM
  10. 3Moumi NgamaleuRM
  11. 10Vincent AboubakarF

BKA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Hervé KoffiG
  2. 25Steeve YagoCD-L
  3. 14Issoufou DayoCD-R
  4. 5Patrick MaloLB
  5. 9Issa KaboréRB
  6. 20Gustavo SangaréAM
  7. 22Blati TouréLM
  8. 24Adama GuiraRM
  9. 15Abdoul TapsobaF
  10. 21Cyrille BayalaAM-L
  11. 10Bertrand TraoréAM-R

Timeline

  1. 1' Steeve Yago (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 24' Goal! Cameroon 0, Burkina Faso 1. Gustavo Sangaré (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré with a cross following a corner.
  3. 32' Patrick Malo (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 40' Goal! Cameroon 1, Burkina Faso 1. Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  5. 42' Jérôme Onguéné (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45'+3' Goal! Cameroon 2, Burkina Faso 1. Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  7. 69' Substitution, Cameroon. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting replaces Karl Toko Ekambi.
  8. 69' Substitution, Cameroon. Clinton N'Jie replaces Pierre Kunde.
  9. 71' Substitution, Burkina Faso. Mohamed Konaté replaces Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba.
  10. 71' Substitution, Burkina Faso. Zakaria Sanogo replaces Cyrille Bayala.
  11. 81' Substitution, Cameroon. Christian Bassogog replaces Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu.
  12. 86' Substitution, Burkina Faso. Hassane Bandé replaces Bertrand Traoré.
  13. 88' Substitution, Cameroon. Yvan Neyou replaces Vincent Aboubakar.

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