The hosts of the Africa Cup of Nations today play their second match in the Africa Cup of Nations against Ethiopia, Cameroon won their match against Burkina Faso.
Cameroon, the five-time Africa Cup of Nations champions behind Egypt, who have won seven of the seven-time Cup, Cameroon are playing very well.Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) hosts Cameroon were not convincing in their opening Group A match, requiring two quickfire penalties from Vincent Aboubakar to beat Burkina Faso to rack up a fifth straight win. However, this appears to be an easier test on paper, with Cameroon’s next opponents Ethiopia lying 77 places below the Burkinese in FIFA’s rankings.
The expectations of many Cameroonian fans are high hopes that their team will win the Africa Cup of Nations for the sixth time as they have a good squad with local players such as the team captain who also scored 2 penalties last season Vicenti Abubakar
Additionally, no host has ever lost a ‘matchday two’ fixture (W10, D5) under AFCON’s modern four-team group format (1996-present). Seven of the last 13 games during that sequence produced a goalless second half, while the last four all saw matching results at half-time and full-time.
Ethiopia have been waiting for 46 years to secure their first win of the AFCON finals. second period after an early red card, for the third consecutive loss in the AFCON Championship.
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