Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

FT Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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Cameroon WLDLD 3
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Match Report

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Man United's Onana the hero as Cameroon qualify for AFCON finals

A nervy Cameroon scored twice in the second half to beat Burundi 3-0 in Garoua on Tuesday and qualify for January's Africa Cup of Nations finals, overcoming their plucky opponents as André Onana marked his return to the team with a series of key saves.

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Head to Head

CMR leads series 1-0

Lineups

CMR

  1. 24André OnanaG
  2. 5Nouhou ToloD
  3. 15Christopher WoohD
  4. 15Olivier MbaizoD
  5. 2Harold MoukoudiD
  6. 99Frank AnguissaM
  7. 10Olivier KemenM
  8. 13Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingM
  9. 19Bryan MbeumoF
  10. 17Karl Toko EkambiF
  11. 10Vincent AboubakarF

BDI

  1. Onésime RukundoG
  2. 22Christophe NduwarugiraD
  3. Derrick MukomboziD
  4. Frederic NsabiyumvaD
  5. Jordi LiongolaM
  6. Abedi BigirimanaM
  7. Cédric AmissiM
  8. Shassiri NahimanaM
  9. 55Youssouf NdayishimiyeM
  10. 39Saidi NtibazonkizaF
  11. 28Bonfils-Caleb BimenyimanaF

Timeline

  1. 45'+2' Saidi Ntibazonkiza (Burundi) Yellow Card at 47'
  2. 46' Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon) Goal at 46'
  3. 49' Cédric Amissi (Burundi) Yellow Card at 49'
  4. 59' Christopher Wooh (Cameroon) Goal at 59'
  5. 72' Richard Bazombwa (Burundi) Substitution at 72'
  6. 72' Hussein Shabani (Burundi) Substitution at 72'
  7. 73' Mussa Madjaliwa (Burundi) Substitution at 73'
  8. 73' Bienvenue Kanakimana (Burundi) Substitution at 73'
  9. 74' Olivier Kemen (Cameroon) Yellow Card at 74'
  10. 75' Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon) Yellow Card at 75'
  11. 78' Samuel Oum Gouet (Cameroon) Substitution at 78'
  12. 88' Pacifique Niyongabire (Burundi) Substitution at 88'
  13. 90' Oumar Gonzalez (Cameroon) Substitution at 90'
  14. 90' Clinton N'Jie (Cameroon) Substitution at 90'
  15. 90'+3' Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) Goal at 93'
  16. 90'+3' Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu (Cameroon) Substitution at 93'

AFCON Qualifying News

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