Yaounde (DPA)
Cameroon became the first to qualify for the round of 16 in the 33rd African Nations Cup, which is currently being held on its stadiums, after it won a landslide 4-1 victory over Ethiopia today, in the second round of the first group matches in the continental competition.
Cameroon led the group with 6 points, achieving the full mark so far, after beating Burkina Faso 2-1 in the opening match of the tournament last Sunday, while Ethiopia remained at the bottom of the standings with no points, after losing 0-1 to CAP Verdi, currently second with three points, is in the first round.
Thus, the Cameroon national team qualified for the playoffs of the competition, in which it was crowned 5 times, regardless of the results of other meetings in the group.
In the event that the Cameroon national team is equal with Burkina Faso and Cape Verde on 6 points each at the end of the group matches, the three teams will judge the difference in direct confrontations between them to determine the positions, which may – a very weak possibility – push the Cameroonian team to fall to third place, where it will then be The youngsters are also among the top 4 third-placed teams in the six groups in the first round.
Ethiopia scored an early and surprising goal through Dawar Hotesa in the fourth minute, before the “Untamed Lions” bared its teeth, and responded with four goals signed by Karl Toko Ekambi in the eighth and 68th minutes and Vincent Abubakar in the 53rd and 55th minutes. Cameroon’s goal scoring increase in the match was not for the misfortune that befell its players after the crossbar blocked more than one shot on the Ethiopian goal.
Abubakar raised his scoring tally in the tournament to 4 goals, after he had previously scored two goals from two penalty kicks against Burkina Faso, to be the top scorer in the tournament alone.
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