Africa Cup of Nations

FT Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Cameroon WDDDL 3
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Gambia DLLLL 2
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Match Report

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Cameroon rally to advance to last-16 after Cup of Nations classic

Cameroon fought back with two goals in the closing stages to edge Gambia 3-2 in a thrilling encounter at the Africa Cup of Nations finals and advance from Group C after being minutes from elimination.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
14
0
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
1
53.5
Possession
46.5
13
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
265
Accurate Passes
209
333
Passes
296
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
8
Accurate Crosses
7
28
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.4
46
Long Balls
60
19
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
9
12
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
5
29
Effective Clearances
13
29
Clearances
13

Head to Head

CMR leads series 3-0

Lineups

GAM · 4-4-1-1

  1. 18Baboucarr GayeG
  2. 5Omar ColleyCD-L
  3. 12James GomezCD-R
  4. 15Jacob MendyLB
  5. 21Muhammed SannehRB
  6. 27Yusupha BobbCM-L
  7. 16Alasana MannehCM-R
  8. 20Yankuba MintehLM
  9. 3Abdoulie JallowRM
  10. 26Ali SoweF
  11. 10Musa BarrowRCF

CMR · 3-4-3

  1. 1Fabrice OndoaG
  2. 4Christopher WoohCD
  3. 5Nouhou ToloCD-L
  4. 21Jean-Charles CastellettoCD-R
  5. 8Frank AnguissaCM-L
  6. 22Olivier NtchamCM-R
  7. 18Darlin YongwaLM
  8. 26Enzo TchatoRM
  9. 9Frank MagriF
  10. 11Georges-Kévin N'KoudouCF-L
  11. 12Karl Toko EkambiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 56' Goal! Gambia 0, Cameroon 1. Karl Toko-Ekambi (Cameroon) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Georges-Kévin Nkoudou with a cross.
  2. 69' Substitution, Gambia. Bubacarr Sanneh replaces Omar Colley because of an injury.
  3. 69' Substitution, Gambia. Alieu Fadera replaces Yusupha Bobb.
  4. 72' Substitution, Cameroon. Faris Moumbagna replaces Frank Magri.
  5. 72' Goal! Gambia 1, Cameroon 1. Ablie Jallow (Gambia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alieu Fadera with a cross.
  6. 73' Substitution, Gambia. Assan Ceesay replaces Ali Sowe.
  7. 77' Ablie Jallow (Gambia) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 80' Substitution, Cameroon. Olivier Kemen replaces Darlin Yongwa.
  9. 84' Substitution, Gambia. Ebrima Colley replaces Ablie Jallow because of an injury.
  10. 85' Goal! Gambia 2, Cameroon 1. Ebrima Colley (Gambia) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Assan Ceesay.
  11. 86' Saidy Janko (Gambia) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  12. 87' Own Goal by James Gomez, Gambia. Gambia 2, Cameroon 2.
  13. 89' Alieu Fadera (Gambia) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+1' Goal! Gambia 2, Cameroon 3. Christopher Wooh (Cameroon) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Georges-Kévin Nkoudou with a cross following a corner.
  15. 90'+6' Muhammed Sanneh (Gambia) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  16. 90'+7' Substitution, Cameroon. Harold Moukoudi replaces Georges-Kévin Nkoudou.

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