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    AFCON Qualifying
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    Nigeria, Cameroon win afer chaotic AFCON build-ups

    BeSoccer BeSoccer 10 months ago 3.3k |

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    Victory lifted Cameroon to the top of the table. AFP
    Victory lifted Cameroon to the top of the table. AFP
    Former champions Nigeria and Cameroon put chaotic build-ups behind them on Saturday to make winning starts in 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying.
    FT
    Group J. MD 1
    Cameroon
    Cameroon
    1-0
    Namibia
    Namibia
    07 SEP 2024

    Ademola Lookman, the lone African nominee for the 2024 Ballon d'Or men's award, scored twice and reigning African Footballer of the Year Victor Osimhen once as Nigeria beat Benin 3-0 in Uyo. Veteran Vincent Aboubakar, leading scorer at the 2022 AFCON with eight goals, netted in the second half to earn Cameroon a 1-0 victory over Namibia in Garoua.

    In the other qualifier on the final day of matchday one action, Mauritania edged Botswana 1-0 in Group C thanks to a late Sidi Amar goal in Nouakchott. After agreeing to coach Nigeria, German Bruno Labbadia did a last-minute u-turn when the national football federation declined to pay the tax on his undisclosed monthly salary.

    Augustine Eguavoen was named caretaker coach of a team still smarting from a stunning mid-year 2026 World Cup qualifying loss to Benin, who lie 52 places lower on the world rankings. The interim boss watched anxiously as the Super Eagles did not translate territorial supremacy into goals until first-half added time, when Lookman struck.

    Osimhen, who join Galatasaray on loan this week after a hoped-for move to either Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain or Saudi side Al Ahly did not materialise, came off the bench to net on 78 minutes.  As huge gaps appeared in the defence of demoralised Benin, Lookman struck again with seven minutes of regular time remaining to take Nigeria top of Group D, two points above Rwanda.

    Rows over the match venue and which players would represent Cameroon overshadowed preparations for the Group J fixture against Namibia. Initially set for Douala, the fixture was moved to Yaounde by the sports ministry, then Garoua by the national football federation, which former Barcelona star Samuel Eto'o heads.

    Cameroon Prime Minister Joseph Ngute intervened and ordered the game to be played in the northwestern city of Garoua, but the drama did not end there. Four-time African Footballer of the Year Eto'o threatened to field the national under-20 team against Namibia instead of the senior side as a power struggle with the ministry continued.

    The federation then had to wait until the morning of the match before receiving the passports of the senior players in order to create an official team sheet. Victory lifted Cameroon to the top of the table, two points above Zimbabwe and Kenya, who drew 0-0 on Friday.

     

    September 7, 2024
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