2022 World Cup: Cameroon checks Côte d'Ivoire and offers itself the ticket for the dams

Cameroonians are jubilant.

(Drawing).

AFP - DANIEL BELOUMOU OLOMO

Text by: Ndiasse Sambe Follow

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Thanks to a goal from Karl Toko-Ekambi, Cameroon beat Côte d'Ivoire (1-0) and won the only qualifying ticket for the World Cup play-offs in Group D.

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The spectators of the Ahmadou-Ahidjo Stadium in Yaoundé had a glimpse of what awaits them in less than three months at the next African Cup organized by Cameroon with this tense meeting between Indomitable Lions and Elephants (1-0).

The

Cameroon-Ivory Coast

have historically honored the football and that of the Tuesday, November 16 was no exception to the rule with its voltage lot, suspense, drama, explosion of joy and regret.

It must be said that the stake of a ticket for the 2022 World Cup play-offs had escorted this shock between major teams on the continent but in decline in recent years.

Onana watched over

The data was clear for this last day of Pool D: Cameroon, 2nd (12 points +8) welcomed the leader, Ivory Coast, (13 points +8) to know who will get the only ticket in play for the dams.

And Cameroon has better managed this meeting with a goal from Karl Toko-Ekambi who puts him in orbit (21st).

The Lyon striker on an almost personal feat opens the score with a superb strike under the bar.

This will be the only goal of the meeting.

The Ivorians will have the opportunities to come back, but not the accuracy to deceive the indomitable goalkeeper, André Onana.

Neither Frank Kessié (33rd), nor Sébastien Haller (78th) even less Pépé, who will have revitalized the Ivorian attack, could fail to take the Ajax goalkeeper from Amsterdam.

Cameroon made the right match, on a lawn that was not the best, and secured its place for the play-offs.

In the meantime, there will be a CAN to organize and win before still dreaming of the World Cup.

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