Cameroon's victory over the Comoros Islands (1: 2) in the quarterfinals of the African Championship moved aside in the shadow of the tragic events outside Olamba Stadium, when eight fans were crushed to death and made the entire continent realize it still has a lot of work to do to meet European football standards. .
On Saturday (18:00) a difficult hurdle awaits them in the quarterfinals against the surprise of the tournament - Gambia. The host will not come quietly to the game in light of the fact that she did not keep a clean sheet in all her games in the tournament, Ever, was left undefeated after the win over Guinea in the eighth.
In another game (21:00), Burkina Faso will meet Tunisia.
While their country has a lot of tension due to a military coup, Burkina Faso players will try to get a place in the semi-finals for the third time in the last four African Championships.
Tunisia draws encouragement from the fact that it provided a huge surprise in the previous stage when it ousted Nigeria, which was one of the favorites to win.
Cameron players.
Hope not to stumble in front of the surprise of the Gambia tournament, Photo: AFP,
Hot also in South America
At the South American home of the World Cup qualifiers, Colombia and Peru will meet tonight (23:00) for a very intriguing meeting when the two have a real chance to qualify for Qatar.
The Colombians come into the game after five consecutive games in which they did not score a goal in the campaign (four times 0: 0) but can be at least satisfied with the defensive game, given the fact that only Brazil scored one goal against them.
The Yellows can also be encouraged by the fact that they have lost to Peru only once in the last 12 meetings between the teams.
Meanwhile, the fact that Pro has so far finished in 13 games only once in a draw, gives the feeling that we will see a decision in this game as well.
In another game that will take place at midnight, Venezuela - the last at home - will host Bolivia, which also still has a chance to create a big surprise and qualify for the World Cup.
The Bolivians' aspirations for their first appearance in the World Cup since 1994 have been significantly strengthened with three wins in three home games in the last four rounds.
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