We saw games go down in the Africa Cup of Nations yesterday as the tournament kicked off. Yesterday, the hosts, Cameroun took on Burkina Faso while Ethiopia faced Cape Verde.
Cameroun won Burkina Faso 2-1 after coming back from a goal down. Antonio Conceicao’s side were stunned by Burkina Faso after they scored the opening goal. Vincent Aboubakar’s brace from the penalty spot cancelled Gustavo Sangare’s opening goal.
Match Review
Burkina Faso’s defender, Steeve Yago received the first yellow card of the tournament, he was booked in the opening seconds of the match. Burkina Faso had a bright start to the match and it earned them the lead, Gustavo Sangare scored with Bertrand Traore providing a brilliant assist for the goal.
Cameroun never backed down in the first half of the match, they were awarded a penalty by VAR in final minutes of the first half. Vincent Aboubakar brought Cameroun back into the game after he scored from the penalty spot. Just few minutes after VAR awarded Cameroun a penalty, they won another penalty. Vincent Aboubakar stepped up again and converted from the penalty spot to put Cameroun ahead at half time. Down into the second half, both teams kept pushing for more goals but it just wouldn’t come, Cameroun held on to their narrow lead.
Cape Verde had a well deserved victory over Ethiopia. Yared Baye was the first player to sent off in the tournament, he picked up a red card in the twelveth minute of the match. Ethiopia were already down to ten men twelve minutes after kick off. Cape Verde eventually took the lead in the first half after Julio Tavares scored a brilliant goal from Garry Rodrigues’ assist.
Cape Verde held on to their narrow lead till the final whistle went off. Here’s how the Group A table looks like after today’s games.
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