Guinea took a surprising lead against Cameroon in their first AFCON match
Cameroon’s disastrous defense gave Mohamed Bayo an easy chance
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Guinea took a surprising lead in strange circumstances against Cameroon during the first half of their opening African Cup of Nations match on Monday.
Cameroon’s inclusion of several European players in their team makes them one of the favorites to win the latest edition of the AFCON, however, their title credentials were affected early by reality.
Guinea are one of the tournament’s minnows, but what they lack in technical ability they make up for in physicality, as demonstrated by their first goal against Cameroon.
Chaos ensued in the area after Cameroonian goalkeeper Fabrice Ondoa did well to parry a strong initial shot that caused the ball to escape.
Defender Harold Moukoudi lost when he launched a 50/50 challenge to win the ball back and in turn gave Guinean striker Mohamed Bayo a tap-in from close range.
Guinea took a surprising lead in strange circumstances against Cameroon during the first half of their opening African Cup of Nations match on Monday.
Guinea’s players celebrated emphatically after taking a surprising lead against Cameroon.
The Guinean striker initially appeared to have stumbled when the ball came into his path, but he recovered and got the touch needed to open the scoring.
The enraged Cameroonian players demanded that the goal should not have been allowed to stand as they sought a foul on Moukoudi in the build-up to what the referee deemed fair play.
Cameroon were without first-choice goalkeeper André Onana for the clash after the Manchester United goalkeeper was forced to disembark from his private plane three hours from his designated stop due to fog.
Cameroon is the second most successful country in the competition, having won five AFCON cups, with their last trophy coming in 2017.
The Cameroonian players wanted the goal to be disallowed because they considered that there was a fault in their preparation.
Viewers on social media were shocked by the wrong goal that left Cameroon behind, with some commenting on the quality of the winter tournament.
One fan compared the goal to amateur football and tweeted: “What’s this about defending in the Sunday league?”
Another added: “In this country, VAR would still be microscopically analyzing every frame.”
A third tweet in response to Guinea’s first goal read: “I forgot how crazy African football is!”