The "Indomitable Lions" will face for a place in the last four the other debutant of this CAN, Gambia, winner of Guinea (1-0), in Douala on January 29, but Monday evening, the show was truncated.

The Comoros resisted heroically, and even scored on a direct free kick from Youssouf M'Changama (81st), to fuel their regrets, with a right-back in goal and ten against eleven from the 7th minute.

After the exclusion of their captain Nadjim Abdou, the "Cœlacanthes" even wanted to leave the lawn for a moment.

The staff, making X with their arms crossed above their heads, seemed to want to throw in the towel, before changing their minds.

The exclusion was decided after viewing the video, Abdou intervenes late on the ankle of Nicolas Ngamaleu, but the blow was cruel for the Comorians.

This red was added to the anger of not having obtained an exemption to align goalkeeper Ali Ahamada, again negative for Covid but not on time.

The second goalkeeper, Moyadh Ousseini, was positive, and Salim Ben Boina injured.

Shaker Alhadhur, a professional defender in goal, was brave, but he did not have the trigger of a real goalkeeper to stop the shot from Karl Toko-Ekambi (29th), the first frame of the match for the Indomitable Lions .

Direct free kick from M'Changama

Three minutes later, André Onana recalled all that a great goal brings, with a magnificent double parade on two successive shots from Ahmed Mogni and Youssouf M'Changama (32nd).

The Comoros have just reduced the mark against Cameroon thanks to Youssouf M'Changama (N.10) in the round of 16 of the CAN in Yaoundé, January 24, 2022 Kenzo Tribouillard AFP

The Ajax goalkeeper, who started his match with a small ball of no consequence on an easy ball (3rd), then disgusted the Comorians, with a magnificent reflex on a powerful strike from Ben El Fardou (79th).

But he could do nothing on the direct free kick from M'Changama in the top corner, while Vincent Aboubakar had already doubled the bet (71st).

In the opposite cage, his trainers at FC Nantes have reason to be proud of Alhadhur, with his number 3 done in sky blue tape on the jersey borrowed from Ahamada.

Present since 2014 and the beginning of the adventure of this Comoros team, the one-night goalkeeper managed a superb save with his feet on a powerful header from Vincent Aboubakar (48th), then two parades, not very academic but devilishly effective, against "Abou" and Eric Choupo-Moting "Choupo" (54th)

But the captain of Cameroon ended up deceiving Alhadhur, on a delicious vertical pass from Martin Hongla.

Here is Aboubakar with 6 goals, three units from the CAN record, signed from Zairean (now from DR Congo) Pierre Ndaye Mulamba in 1974.

The beautiful history of the Comoros closes a chapter, the great history of the Indomitable Lions pursues its dream of writing another, glorious one.

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