cameroon They counterattacked with two goals in the final stages and caught up. gambia A thrilling 3-2 win in the African Cup of Nations final saw them advance from Group C, just minutes from being eliminated.
Defender Christopher Wu scored the dramatic winning goal in stoppage time to move the Indomitable Lions into second place in their group behind Senegal. Despite outscoring Guinea in goals scored, Gambia lost three games in a row and was eliminated.
Cameroon, who face Nigeria in the last 16 in Abidjan on Saturday, will need to claw back with a game of relentless attacking and end-to-end action to keep their hopes alive after falling 2-1 behind after just five minutes. there were. left.
Abdullahi Sek and Iliman Ndiay scored second-half goals for the defending champions. senegal beat Guinea The 2-0 win in Yamoussoukro gave them three wins from three games in Group C of the African Cup of Nations, with both teams advancing to the last 16.
In contrast to previous games against Ivory Coast, neither team put too much effort into attacking, resulting in few clear chances. It was no wonder that the first goal came from a set-piece and then Ndiay produced a clean finish.
Senegal leads the league with nine points, followed by Cameroon with four, surpassing Guinea in terms of points scored. The latter will also emerge as one of the best third-place teams.
Senegal, who were finalists in the last two tournaments and won in 2021, returned coach Aliou Cissé to the dugout after defeating Cameroon in their last match after spending the night in hospital with an infection.
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