Munich’s Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting came on as a substitute for Cameroon in the 69th minute. Edmond Tapsoba from Leverkusen was absent from Burkina Faso after a positive corona test.
Ethiopia outnumbered after eleven minutes
In the second Group A game on Sunday evening, Ethiopia lost 1-0 to the Cape Verde Islands, which are 73rd in the FIFA world rankings – well ahead of Ethiopia (137th).
A preliminary decision was made after eleven minutes when the Ethiopians had to act outnumbered for the rest of the game after Yared Bayeh was sent off. Júlio Tavares scored the goal of the day in the 45th minute at the Olembé Stadium.