"The Conqueror of Adults" threatens Cameroon's dreams in the African Cup

Hosts Cameroon will play their African Cup of Nations quarter-final match against Gambia tomorrow, with caution because they are fully aware of the danger of the opponent who has triggered more than one surprise in the continental championship so far.

Cameroon did not provide the expected performance so far, while the lower-ranked Gambia team provided a lot of attacking excitement to advance to this stage of the tournament against expectations.

In the second match of the quarter-finals tomorrow, Tunisia will meet with Burkina Faso, while Egypt will meet with Morocco and Senegal with Equatorial Guinea the day after tomorrow in the capital, Yaounde.

Gambia is participating in the African finals for the first time and is ranked 150th in the world rankings, which is the lowest ranking among all the teams of the tournament (24 teams), but so far it has won two of its three matches in the group stage and then also won, against all expectations, against Guinea in the round of 16 She conceded only one penalty kick in her four matches in Cameroon so far.

On the other hand, Cameroon presented a modest performance overall, and although all expectations were in its favor in its last match against Comoros, which is also appearing in the finals for the first time, it narrowly advanced to the quarter-finals after a controversial 2-1 victory.


"We've seen teams that were considered the weakest to stand up to high-level teams and my players know that," said Cameroon coach Tony Conceicao.

The exit of the hosts at this stage will constitute another shock to the tournament after the stampede that killed eight fans in the last Cameroon match last Monday.


As a result, it was decided not to use an Olympic stadium in the capital Yaounde at the weekend, but it is scheduled to host the final match on February 6.

Cameroon will meet Gambia in Douala, where the Jaboma stadium was considered bad and the Confederation of African Football decided not to hold any other matches in this stadium.

The last two quarter-final matches will be played at Ahmadou Ahigo Stadium, the oldest stadium in the capital, Yaounde.

Many are waiting for Egypt's match with Morocco, and one of its sides may be a champion for the current version in the end, although Senegal remains a strong candidate for the title as well, although it did not provide the expected performance.

Senegal scored only three goals in four matches, but his net was not shaken, and he is a strong candidate to end Equatorial Guinea's career in the tournament, although the participation of his star Sadio Mane is still in doubt after he suffered a concussion in the team's last match last Tuesday.

The semi-final matches will be held in Yaounde next Wednesday and Thursday.

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