Cameroon was way better in the first half, whereas Angola was a more serious opponent in the second. All in all, it could be said that a draw was a fair outcome. Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo opened the scoring and gave the lead to the away team, but Michael Ngadeu’s unfortunate own goal secured a point to the Palancas Negras.Ahead of tonight’s game, Cameroon was tied with Libya and Cape Verde at the top of the table. Nevertheless, Angola was only two points behind, so both teams had serious reasons to emerge victorious. The crisis in Cameroonian football, or better said, Football Association, reached the climax before that flame was partly put out by the important and convincing victory over the Blue Sharks. Angola, on the other side, wanted to prove that the team has matured and is ready for the second World Cup participation in the countrie’s history, after 2006.The Leopards lose their spots as Morocco win 6-0 in AgadirCameroon’s manager, Marc Brys, made only one change in the starting line-up: Moumi Ngameleu was surprisingly left on the bench after assisting twice against Cape Verde, and Christian Bassogog got the chance and used it to the fullest. After a nervous start from both teams since the stakes were high, Cameroon broke the deadlock from the first oportunity in the 11th minute. Bassogog dribbled the ball in the left flank, reached the box and sent an excellent cross, Vincent Aboubakar missed the ball, but Bryan Mbeumo was ready on the far post and scored with a perfect strike. Bassogog kept tormenting Angola’s defence, proving to everyone, and especially Samuel Eto’o, that Marc Brys knew precisely what he was doing. Unfortunately for the 28-year-old, he had to leave the pitch due to an injury already in the 19th minute.But de Bryan Mbeumo… #Angola 0-1 #Cameroonpic.twitter.com/h03fsaAkKh— The Cameroonian 🇨🇲 (@TheCameroonianZ) June 11, 2024 Mbeumo had another chance six minutes after the goal, but this time shot just wide the far post. Although they were trailing, Angola’s attacks were far from good enough to threaten Andre Onana, while Cameroon slyly waited for an opportunity to strike the final blow. had their first chance 34 minutes into the game when Benson found Dala on the left edge of the box, but his shot was easy prey for Onana. Aboubakar had the last chance in the first half in the 40th minute but his shot from close range went over the bar.Angola changed the approach and started the second half with a quite different energy. That brought them the equalizer. Dala sent a good ball in the box where Michael Ngadeu, the scorer in the Cape Verde game, clumsily touched it, made a deflection and sent it in Onana’s net. Angola got a confidence boost, so they continued attacking for the next 15 minutes, and then the rhythm of the game suddenly dropped. As if both teams were satisfied with the draw. Both managers tried injecting new strength and energy into their line-ups by subbing in fresh players from the bench, but it didn’t help much.Goal: Gelson Dala | 🇦🇴 Angola 1-1 Cameroon 🇨🇲pic.twitter.com/nv66kIMXG0— PushGoals (@PushGoals) June 11, 2024 Tonight’s result keeps both teams in the mix for the World Cup qualification, and that’s probably the most important thing for both sides. Now, Eto’o and the Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot) will have the necessary time to solve the issues with Marc Brys and continue this qualifying campaign properly in March. On the other hand, Angola’s players proved that they can be equal to one of the strongest African teams, and that should give them confidence ahead of the most essential clashes next year.WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS – AFRICATuesdayKenya-Ivory Coast 0-0Madagascar-Mali 0-0Mauritius-Eswatini 2-1 (2-0)/Gaspard 19, Rose 45 – Magagula 66/South Sudan-Sudan 0-3 (0-1)/Khidir 45+3, Mohamed 51, Abdel Raman 78)Cape Verde-Libya 1-0 (1-0)/Borges 10/Chad-Comoros 0-2 (0-0)/Maolida 59, El Fardou Ben 76/Lesotho-Rwanda 0-1 (0-1)/Kwizera 45/South Africa-Zimbabwe 3-1 (1-1)/Rayners 1, Morena 55, 76 – Chirewa 2/Zambia-Tanzania 0-1 (0-1)/Waziri 5/Angola-Cameroon 1-1 (0-1)/Ngadeu og 54 – Mbeumo 11/Congo-Morocco 0-6 (0-4)/Ounahi 8, Riad 16, El Kaabi 20, 39, 53, Rahimi 62/Gabon-Gambia 2-1 IN PROGRESS/Allevinah 52, Aubameyang 69 – Minteh 33/Seychelles-Burundi 1-3 (0-1)/Hoareau 78 – Sudi 34, Kanakimana 62, 69/
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