During the 2017 edition of the African Cup of Nations, Vincent Aboubakar had scored only one goal but what a goal.
It was the one registered in the 88th minute in the final against Egypt.
In 2019, he was not off the bench.
This time, Aboubakar is already on two goals.
And enter even more in the hearts of Cameroonians.
This Sunday in Yaoundé, the captain of the Indomitable Lions allowed an entire country to keep smiling.
By scoring a double on penalty, he allowed his team to win the opening match and to get out of the Burkinabé trap.
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This first meeting of the tournament will not go down in history.
To see a show, you had to tune in very early and watch the opening ceremony offered to the 48,000 spectators of the Olembe stadium.
For the rest, we will remember a scrappy duel, choppy and marked by many facts of the game. From the 40th second, a first red card almost came out for a grotesque intervention with both feet in the air of the Burkinabe defender Steeve Yago.
The same nervousness is undoubtedly at the origin of the blunder of the Cameroonian goalkeeper Onana, whose missed exit benefited the young midfielder of Quevilly-Rouen (24th).
Validate the qualification on Friday
Failing to excel technically, like Karl Toko Ekambi in front, the Cameroonians had the merit of not panicking after this goal.
They were also able to take advantage of serious opposing faults in the area to regain the advantage before half-time (40th, 40 + 3rd).
Aboubakar took charge of the mission thanks to two clear counter-feet.
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Revealed in Ligue 1 in 2013, the former Lorient, who subsequently passed through FC Porto and Besiktas Istanbul, has become over the years one of the executives of the selection.
He will have the opportunity to prove it again on Friday against Ethiopia (5 p.m.) to ensure qualification for the round of 16 and dream of a triumph at home.