Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2-0 to Gambia and flies to the semifinals

Without any risk, dominating from start to finish. The hosts of Cameroon qualify for the semifinals of the African Cup (scheduled for Thursday 3 February in Yaoundé), liquidating an unproductive Gambia in the second half. Now they are waiting for the winner of Egypt-Morocco which will be played tomorrow 30 January. It ends 0-2 with a brace in seven minutes by Toko Ekambi. On the field at 8 pm Burkina Faso and Tunisia.

SUPER FINE TOKO

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The minute of silence of Douala marks the change of page from the tragedy on Monday evening, with a Cameroon in common that presses immediately against a rookie opponent in the history of the competition. The Gambia is much more organized than the decimated Comoros Islands, but the strategy of closing and restarting does not give satisfaction to Musa Barrow and his companions. The hosts, on the contrary, rely on the captain and top scorer Vincent Aboubakar, who rings several times in the first half: above all, a first header that touches the post and another from a few steps shielded by Baboucarr Fayé. In between, a great blow from Collins Fai that moves the outside of the net. In the second half, however, the man of the turning point emerges: Karl Toko Ekambi who, on a nice cross on the same side as Standard Liège, twists in the 50th minute. Tom Saintfiet tries to change something with a triple substitution, but the Lyon forward is immediately doubled: Martin Hongla’s assist in the kiss, 0-2 in tap-in in the 57th minute. The rest is academy: Gambia without shots, Cameroon ahead. Tonight, the other quarter-final is scheduled for Burkina Faso-Tunisia.