Africa Cup of Nations

Cameroon

FIFA #43 · 1-1-1
YES!
Cameroon beat the Gambia
Cameroon1-1-1 3 – 2 Gambia0-0-3
FT · Tue, Jan 23

Match Details

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Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Gambia 2, Cameroon 3.
  • 90'+11'Second Half ends, Gambia 2, Cameroon 3.
  • 90'+9'Corner, Cameroon. Conceded by Alieu Fadera.
  • 90'+8'Jacob Mendy (Gambia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8'Foul by Faris Moumbagna (Cameroon).
  • 90'+7'Olivier Kemen (Cameroon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7'Foul by Assan Ceesay (Gambia).
  • 90'+7'Substitution, Cameroon. Harold Moukoudi replaces Georges-Kévin Nkoudou.
  • 90'+6'Muhammed Sanneh (Gambia) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 90'+6'VAR Decision: No Goal Gambia 2-3 Cameroon.
  • 90'+3'GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Muhammed Sanneh (Gambia) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 90'+3'Hand ball by Muhammed Sanneh (Gambia).

Line Score

12T
CMR 03 3
GAM 02 2

Match Leaders

Cameroon
Gambia

Africa Cup of Nations Standings
TeamGPWDLGDPts
1 Nigeria 3300+49
2 Tunisia 3111+14
3 Tanzania 3021-12
4 Uganda 3012-41

Key Events

90'+7'Substitution, Cameroon. Harold Moukoudi replaces Georges-Kévin Nkoudou.
90'+6'Muhammed Sanneh (Gambia) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
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.
89'Alieu Fadera (Gambia) is shown the yellow card.
87'Own Goal by James Gomez, Gambia. Gambia 2, Cameroon 2.
86'Saidy Janko (Gambia) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
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.
84'Substitution, Gambia. Ebrima Colley replaces Ablie Jallow because of an injury.
80'Substitution, Cameroon. Olivier Kemen replaces Darlin Yongwa.
77'Ablie Jallow (Gambia) is shown the yellow card.
73'Substitution, Gambia. Assan Ceesay replaces Ali Sowe.
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.
72'Substitution, Cameroon. Faris Moumbagna replaces Frank Magri.
69'Substitution, Gambia. Alieu Fadera replaces Yusupha Bobb.
69'Substitution, Gambia. Bubacarr Sanneh replaces Omar Colley because of an injury.
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.

Team Stats

CameroonGambia
General
53.5 Possession % 46.5
13 Shots 15
3 On Target 7
0 Offsides 3
5 Corners 7
9 Fouls 14
Passing & Defense
265 Passes Completed 209
8 Crosses Won 7
8 Tackles Won 9
6 Interceptions 5
29 Clearances 13
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
5 Saves 1

Recent Form

Gambia D L L L L
Cameroon W D D D L

Starting Lineups

Gambia4-4-1-1
18 Gaye
21 Sanneh 12 Gomez 87' OG 5 Colley 15 Mendy
3 Jallow 72' 16 Manneh 10 Barrow 27 Bobb
20 Minteh
26 Sowe
11 N'Koudou A2 9 Magri 12 Toko Ekambi 56'
18 Yongwa 8 Anguissa 22 Ntcham 26 Tchato
5 Tolo 4 Wooh 90'+1' 21 Castelletto
1 Ondoa
Cameroon3-4-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Gambia

  1. BG #18 Baboucarr GayeG
  2. OC #5 Omar ColleyCD-L
  3. JG #12 James GomezCD-R87' OG
  4. JM #15 Jacob MendyLB
  5. MS #21 Muhammed SannehRB
  6. YB #27 Yusupha BobbCM-L
  7. AM #16 Alasana MannehCM-R
  8. #20 Yankuba MintehLM
  9. AJ #3 Abdoulie JallowRM72'
  10. AS #26 Ali SoweF
  11. MB #10 Musa BarrowRCF
Substitutes · 4 used

Cameroon

  1. FO #1 Fabrice OndoaG
  2. CW #4 Christopher WoohCD90'+1'
  3. #5 Nouhou ToloCD-L
  4. JC #21 Jean-Charles CastellettoCD-R
  5. FA #8 Frank AnguissaCM-L
  6. ON #22 Olivier NtchamCM-R
  7. DY #18 Darlin YongwaLM
  8. ET #26 Enzo TchatoRM
  9. FM #9 Frank MagriF
  10. GN #11 Georges-Kévin N'KoudouCF-L
  11. KT #12 Karl Toko EkambiCF-R56'
Substitutes · 3 used

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