Africa Cup of Nations

FT Saturday, February 5, 2022
Cameroon WDWWL 3
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Burkina Faso WDWWL 3
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Cameroon win 5-3 on penalties · Stade Omnisport Ahmadou Ahidjo

Match Report

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Cameroon rally to win Africa Cup of Nations third-place game in shootout

Vincent Aboubakar scored two late goals as Cameroon staged a comeback to beat Burkina Faso and take third place at the Africa Cup of Nations.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
20
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
3
64
Possession
36
17
SHOTS
9
6
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
369
Accurate Passes
184
423
Passes
245
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
3
26
Crosses
9
0.2
Cross %
0.3
52
Long Balls
57
25
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
0
8
Effective Tackles
13
15
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
4
Interceptions
6
6
Effective Clearances
21
6
Clearances
21

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

BKA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Sofiane OuédraogoG
  2. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-L
  3. 4Soumaila OuattaraCD-R
  4. 25Steeve YagoLB
  5. 9Issa KaboréRB
  6. 20Gustavo SangaréAM
  7. 18Ismahila OuédraogoLM
  8. 22Blati TouréRM
  9. 2Djibril OuattaraF
  10. 15Abdoul TapsobaAM-L
  11. 10Bertrand TraoréAM-R

CMR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24André OnanaG
  2. 4Harold MoukoudiCD-L
  3. 22Jerome OngueneCD-R
  4. 6Ambroise OyongoLB
  5. 17Olivier MbaizoRB
  6. 15Pierre KundeAM
  7. 14Samuel Oum GouetLM
  8. 26Jean OnanaRM
  9. 9Stéphane BahokenF
  10. 20Ignatius GanagoAM-L
  11. 11Christian BassogogAM-R

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! Burkina Faso 1, Cameroon 0. Steeve Yago (Burkina Faso) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Issa Kaboré with a cross.
  2. 43' Own Goal by André Onana, Cameroon. Burkina Faso 2, Cameroon 0.
  3. 45' Steeve Yago (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45' Substitution, Cameroon. Vincent Aboubakar replaces Samuel Oum Gouet.
  5. 45' Substitution, Cameroon. Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu replaces Ignatius Ganago.
  6. 48' Stéphane Bahoken (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 49' Goal! Burkina Faso 3, Cameroon 0. Djibril Ouattara (Burkina Faso) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré with a cross.
  8. 52' Abdoul Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 54' Substitution, Cameroon. Karl Toko Ekambi replaces Christian Bassogog.
  10. 68' Ismahila Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 68' Karl Toko Ekambi (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 71' Goal! Burkina Faso 3, Cameroon 1. Stéphane Bahoken (Cameroon) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  13. 73' Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 85' Goal! Burkina Faso 3, Cameroon 2. Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu with a cross following a corner.
  15. 86' Substitution, Burkina Faso. Eric Traoré replaces Abdoul Tapsoba.
  16. 87' Substitution, Burkina Faso. Hassane Bandé replaces Bertrand Traoré.
  17. 87' Goal! Burkina Faso 3, Cameroon 3. Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  18. 90'+4' Substitution, Burkina Faso. Mohamed Konaté replaces Djibril Ouattara.
  19. 90'+4' Substitution, Burkina Faso. Aboubacar Sawadogo replaces Farid Ouédraogo because of an injury.
  20. 90' Penalty Shootout begins Burkina Faso 3, Cameroon 3.
  21. 102'

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