Cameroon book quarter-final against hosts after defeating South Africa | OneFootball

Cameroon have booked their spot in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations where they will face hosts Morocco after a 2-1 win over South Africa with Junior Tchamadeu and Christian Kofane scoring for their side.

South Africa adopted an aggressive stance early in the game, pushing high and penning Cameroon in while creating good opportunities to open the scoring. The best chance came after a long ball from defence Che Malone wasn't able to cut it out handed a gift to Relebohile Mofokeng, who broke into the area but shot wide.

Shortly after, the South Africans managed to score through Burnley's Lyle Foster, after a cross-shot from the left but the assistant flagged offside as confirmed by VAR.

Cameroon's response was slow  but in the 34th minute, Carlos Baleba took a shot from the edge of the box, the ball deflected en route and fell to Tchamadeu who, unmarked, finished past Ronwen Williams.

The lead in the score gave more confidence to the Cameroonians, who returned even more intense for the second half, pressed the South African ball exit and were rewarded.

In the first few minutes, after a ball recovered in the attacking field, early substitute Mahamadou Nagida received it on the left, looked up and crossed precisely to Bayer Leverkusen teenager Kofane, who headed firmly, leaving no chance for the goalkeeper.

South Africa tried to react immediately but ran into the strong marking of Cameroon. Teboho Mokoena came close to scoring from a free kick, but Devis Epassy made a fine sace.

In the final minutes, Evidence Makgopa managed to pull one back for Bafana Bafana but there wasn't enough time for an equaliser with Cameroon progressing to the next round.

Incidents: The story of the match

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The match begins

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Missed opportunity. Lyle Foster of South Africa directed a header from the middle of the penalty area after a set-piece play, but it went wide.

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Missed opportunity! Relebohile Mofokeng from South Africa took a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but it didn't find the target.

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Missed opportunity! Samukelo Kabini from South Africa took a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area but couldn't find the target.

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Missed opportunity! Che Malone from Cameroon took a right-footed shot from over 35 yards out.

Cameroon takes the lead with a score of 1-0 against South Africa. Junior Tchamadeu scores with a right-footed strike from the center of the penalty area after a corner kick.Cameroon takes the lead against South Africa, making it 1-0. Junior Tchamadeu scores with a right-footed shot from the middle of the box, finding the back of the net. The assist came from Samuel Kotto after a corner kick.

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GOAL Cameroon: Junior Tchamadeu (Cameroon) scores!

Junior Tchamadeu scores goal number 1 in the competition (3 matches)

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Missed opportunity! Danny Namaso from Cameroon took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it sailed just over the bar. He was set up by Aboubakar Nagida.

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Missed opportunity! Danny Namaso from Cameroon took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it sailed just over the crossbar. He was assisted by Aboubakar Nagida.

45 +2':

Missed opportunity. Bathusi Aubaas from South Africa had a header from the center of the penalty area after a corner kick.

The score is now South Africa 0, Cameroon 2. Christian Kofane from Cameroon scores with a header from the middle of the penalty area.

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GOAL Cameroon: Christian Kofane (Cameroon) scores!

Christian Kofane scores goal number 2 in the competition (3 matches)

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Missed opportunity! Bryan Mbeumo from Cameroon took a right-footed shot from the center of the penalty area, but it went off target.

81':

Missed opportunity! Lyle Foster from South Africa took a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it went wide to the right. He was assisted by Aubrey Modiba.

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Missed opportunity! Khuliso Mudau from South Africa took a right-footed shot from the middle of the box, but it went wide to the right. The assist came from Lyle Foster.

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GOAL South Africa: Evidence Makgopa (South Africa) scores!

Evidence Makgopa scores goal number 1 in the competition (3 matches)

90 +1':

Missed opportunity! Evidence Makgopa from South Africa directed a header from the middle of the penalty area, but it went wide to the left. The assist came from Ronwen Williams.

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The referee whistles for the end of the match