Cameroon
eliminated after losing two games in row
Cameroon are
out of contention at the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Morocco, but
Congo-Brazzaville are through to the quarter-finals despite losing 1-0 to
Angola.
The local Indomitable Lions lost 1-0 to Angola, whose only
goal was scored from the penalty spot by captain Job.
Elsewhere,
Congo beat Burkina Faso 2-0 thanks to goals from Carof Bakoua and substitute
Kader Bidimbou.
They lead Group D after two wins, with Angola second on four
points.
Burkina
Faso have taken just one point so far while Cameroon are without a point at the
tournament for locally-based players only.
Bakoua
broke the deadlock 67 minutes into a game in which neither Congo nor Burkina
Faso played well.
Varel
Joviale Rozan swung in a free-kick that Juares Ngombe got his head and
Babayoure Sawadogo's save fell to Bakoua, who hooked home.
Congo's
win was sealed in injury time when substitute Bidimbou headed home a pinpoint
cross from Junior Makiesse.
The
earlier game also started in sluggish fashion, before Angola were awarded a
penalty on 27 minutes when Bertrand Owundi brought down Va.
Job
sent Jean-Oscar Gwot Kitali the wrong way to give Angola the lead.
They
were denied a second seven minutes after the break when Kitali made a good save
to keep out a low header from substitute Herenilson, who got on the end of a
Job free-kick.
Cameroon
did improve, and did create opportunities, but could not find a way past the
stubborn Angolan defence and their crosses into the area were always closer to
Landu than to an attacker.
However
Landu was forced into a good save in the 84th minute when he stopped Alphonse
Tientcheu's fierce shot from outside the area.
The
final Group D encounters are on Wednesday, when Angola play Congo and Cameroon
take on Burkina Faso.
The
Burkinabe know the only way they can progress is to win and hope Angola lose,
with goal difference then deciding who progresses.
Angola
know a draw will be enough for them to reach the quarter-finals.
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