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Aboubakar equals Eto'o's record
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While Cameroon struggled to find the fault in a very disciplined Cape Verdean defense, Vincent Aboubakar delivered Cameroon again by opening the scoring in the 37th, for the first time in this CAN.
Lonely at the forefront of the Lions attack, the Cameroonian captain often went to create danger himself, notably through long shots.
Even if he missed an action that could have given victory to the Lions, Vincent Aboubakar can console himself with an equal record, that of the greatest number of goals scored in a CAN by a Cameroonian player, held by Eto'o (5 ).
Qualified for the eighth, Vincent Aboubakar will try to break the record of the legend of Cameroon.
Rodrigues keeps Cape Verde in the race
Entering at half-time to help a Cape Verdean attack lacking in sharpness, Garry Rodrigues only took 7 short minutes to find the net.
A decisive passer in Cape Verde's first match against Ethiopia, he scored today against one of the favorites for the final title.
His goal, in addition to being a delight for the eyes, could well prove to be decisive for the qualification of Cape Verde, which could be among the 4 best 3rd qualified for the final stages.
FLOPS
Toko Ekambi, ghostly
Double scorer and man of the match against Ethiopia last week, Karl Toko Ekambi was invisible on Monday against Cape Verde.
The OL player did not shoot once at Vózinha's goal and logically gave up his place in the 70th minute of play. A match to forget for the Cameroonian striker who obviously did not find his place in the new formation attempted by Antonio Conceiçao.
The lack of spectacle
Despite a superb atmosphere in Yaoundé, the match between Cameroonians and Cape Verdeans is, by far, the most boring of the “Indomitable Lions” since the start of the competition.
Probably exhausted by the sequence of matches and the playing conditions (the heat, but above all the state of the lawn), the two teams played a match with few chances.
After the jewel of Rodrigues, the match turned into a one-way "attack-defense" for the Cameroonians, who stumbled for 30 minutes on the Cape Verdean wall.