Africa Cup of Nations

FT Saturday, January 29, 2022
Cameroon WWWDW 2
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Gambia LWDWW 0
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Stade Omnisport de Douala

Match Report

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Karl Toko Ekambi brace sends Cameroon to AFCON semifinals in win vs. Gambia

Karl Toko Ekambi scored a double as hosts Cameroon comfortably beat Gambia 2-0 in Saturday's Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
5
61.2
Possession
38.8
18
SHOTS
2
7
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
401
Accurate Passes
225
458
Passes
302
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
0
32
Crosses
9
0.2
Cross %
0.0
51
Long Balls
46
35
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.7
Long Balls %
0.3
6
Blocked Shots
1
4
Effective Tackles
9
10
Tackles
13
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
6
9
Effective Clearances
24
9
Clearances
24

Head to Head

CMR leads series 2-0

Lineups

GAM · 4-4-2

  1. 18Baboucarr GayeG
  2. 5Omar ColleyCD-L
  3. 12James GomezCD-R
  4. 13Pa Modou JagneLB
  5. 14Noah Sonko SundbergRB
  6. 6Sulayman MarrehCM-L
  7. 2Yusupha BobbCM-R
  8. 26Ibou TourayLM
  9. 21Saidy JankoRM
  10. 10Musa BarrowCF-L
  11. 23Muhammed BadamosiCF-R

CMR · 4-1-4-1

  1. 24André OnanaG
  2. 5Michael NgadeuCD-L
  3. 21Jean-Charles CastellettoCD-R
  4. 14Samuel Oum GouetDM
  5. 25Nouhou ToloLB
  6. 19Collins FaiRB
  7. 8Frank AnguissaCM-L
  8. 18Martin HonglaCM-R
  9. 3Moumi NgamaleuLM
  10. 12Karl Toko EkambiRM
  11. 10Vincent AboubakarF

Timeline

  1. 21' Noah Sonko-Sundberg (Gambia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 33' Pa Modou Jagne (Gambia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' Baboucarr Gayé (Gambia) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 48' Michael Ngadeu (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 50' Goal! Gambia 0, Cameroon 1. Karl Toko Ekambi (Cameroon) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Collins Fai with a cross.
  6. 56' Substitution, Gambia. Ebrima Darboe replaces Saidy Janko.
  7. 56' Substitution, Gambia. Modou Barrow replaces Pa Modou Jagne.
  8. 56' Substitution, Gambia. Ebrima Colley replaces Muhammed Badamosi.
  9. 57' Goal! Gambia 0, Cameroon 2. Karl Toko Ekambi (Cameroon) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Martin Hongla.
  10. 81' Substitution, Cameroon. Clinton N'Jie replaces Karl Toko Ekambi.
  11. 81' Substitution, Cameroon. Pierre Kunde replaces Martin Hongla.
  12. 82' Substitution, Gambia. Bubacarr Jobe replaces Sulayman Marreh.
  13. 84' Substitution, Cameroon. Olivier Mbaizo replaces Collins Fai because of an injury.
  14. 85' Substitution, Gambia. Assan Ceesay replaces Noah Sonko-Sundberg.
  15. 87' Substitution, Cameroon. Yvan Neyou replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
  16. 88' Substitution, Cameroon. Christian Bassogog replaces Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu because of an injury.

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