Cameroon 2-1 South Africa: Kofane sends Indomitable Lions to quarter-finals, enters AFCON record books | OneFootball

South Africa fell 2-1 to Cameroon in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 at the Agdal Medina Stadium on Sunday.

Lyle Foster missed a good goalscoring opportunity inside the second minute, heading wide from Oswin Appollis’ pinpoint cross.

Relebohile Mofokeng also failed to hit the target after receiving a pass from Appollis inside the penalty area.

The missed chances came back to haunt South Africa as Cameroon opened the scoring in the 34th minute through Junior Tchamadeu.

South Africa could not pull one back before the break, allowing the Indomitable Lions to maintain their one-goal advantage.

Christian Kofane doubled Cameroon’s lead after the break with a well-placed header from Aboubakar Nagida’s cross.

Kofane has now become the second player to score at least two goals in a single edition of AFCON before the age of 20, matching the feat of former Nigeria forward Julius Aghahowa.

South Africa continued to show attacking intent and nearly halved the deficit. However, Devis Epassy kept out Teboho Mokoena’s free-kick.

Evidence Makgopa pulled a goal back for South Africa, but Cameroon held on to claim a 2-1 victory.

The five-time champions will now face Morocco in the quarter-finals. The hosts defeated Tanzania 1-0 in their round-of-16 tie.