Hosts Cameroon and Burkina Faso are in the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations: In the quarter-finals in Douala, the indomitable lions from Cameroon beat Gambia 2-0 (0-0) with goalkeeper Baboucarr Gaye from the south-west regional league Red White Koblenz had started. On the other hand, Bayern striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting was not used for Cameroon, who are aiming for their sixth tournament triumph.
In the second quarter-final on Saturday, Burkina Faso with Leverkusen’s Edmond Tapsoba won 1-0 (1-0) against Tunisia with Cologne’s Ellyes Skhiri in Garoua.
In Douala’s Japoma Stadium, Olympique Lyon’s Karl Toko Ekambi (50’/57′) scored the decisive goals for Cameroon, who last won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2017, with his fourth and fifth goals of the tournament. Dango Ouattara (45+3) was successful for Burkina Faso against the Tunisians. Shortly before the end, the winning goal scorer was sent off for gross foul play (83rd).
Cameroon meets Egypt or Morocco
In the semifinals, Cameroon meets the winner of the quarterfinals between Egypt and Morocco, who face each other in Yaoundé on Sunday (5 p.m. / DAZN).
Burkina Faso will play in the semifinals against the winner of the duel between Senegal and Equatorial Guinea, who will face each other in Douala on Sunday (8 p.m. / DAZN).
Cameroon clearly dictated what happened, but were sometimes negligent with their chances. Cameroon defender Collins Fai had the goal scream on his lips in the 29th minute, but his shot went to the side netting.
Two minutes later, Cameroon striker Vincent Aboubakar’s header went just wide of Gambia’s goal. It would have been his seventh goal of the tournament. In the 36th minute, Gaye defused an Aboubakar header from four yards out as he cleverly narrowed the angle.