{"id":9837,"date":"2022-01-31T19:48:02","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T19:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/cameroon-ends-gambias-heroic-run-in-afcon"},"modified":"2022-01-31T20:19:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T20:19:29","slug":"cameroon-ends-gambias-heroic-run-in-afcon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/cameroon-ends-gambias-heroic-run-in-afcon","title":{"rendered":"Cameroon ends Gambia\u2019s heroic run in Afcon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Cameroon ends Gambia’s heroic run in Afcon Karl Toko Ekambi scored two second-half goals as hosts Cameroon beat The Gambia to move into the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n

Toko Ekambi headed his country ahead in the 50th minute, glancing in from Collins Fai\u2019s right-wing cross. It became 2-0 seven minutes later with Toko Ekambi finishing at the back post following Martin Hongla\u2019s low delivery.<\/p>\n

Cameroon will play either Egypt or Morocco in the semi-final on Thursday, with the final The Gambia were competing in the tournament for the first time and beat Mauritania and Tunisia in the group phase to reach the knockout stages, before eliminating Guinea in the last 16.<\/p>\n

But, in front of a passionate home crowd at Japoma Stadium in Douala, The Gambia were outclassed and could have fallen behind in the first half. Fai fired into the side-netting from 30 yards before Vincent Aboubakar \u2013 the tournament\u2019s leading goalscorer with six \u2013 glanced a header just wide, and was then denied from another close-range header as goalkeeper Baboucarr Gaye produced an excellent save.<\/p>\n

However, The Gambia\u2019s resistance was broken early in the second half as Toko Ekambi rose above defender James Gomez to head five-time Afcon winners Cameroon into the lead with his fourth goal of the tournament. His fifth came shortly afterwards, when he got on the end of Hongla\u2019s inviting cross.<\/p>\n

The other semi-final will see the winners of Saturday\u2019s second match, Burkina Faso, play either Senegal or Equatorial Guinea \u2013 with that quarter-final tie live on BBC Two from 18:45 GMT on Sunday. Both semi-finals and the final will also be live on the BBC.<\/p>\n

Cameroon were playing for the first time since eight supporters, including an eight-year-old boy, lost their lives in a crush outside Olembe stadium in Yaounde on Monday before the last-16 win over Comoros.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Gambia. Cameroon ends Gambia’s heroic run in Afcon Karl Toko Ekambi scored two second-half goals as hosts Cameroon beat The Gambia to move into the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. Toko Ekambi headed his country ahead in the 50th minute, glancing in from Collins Fai\u2019s right-wing cross. 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