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It was their first AFCON encounter since the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, where Cameroon knocked out Senegal on penalties. The battle between the two African titans started in Senegal's favour when Ismaïla Sarr struck via a hefty deflection following the Cameroonians' failure to clear Lamine Camara 's corner in the 16th minute.
In the knockout stage, except for the third place play-off, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. In the third place play-off, if the score remained level ...
The team won 1–0 against Guinea-Bissau in the final match of the group stage, benefitting from an own goal in the first half. [13] William Troost-Ekong scored three goals and was voted the tournament's best player. The Super Eagles won 2–0 in their round of 16 match against rivals Cameroon through a dominant midfield performance.
Andre Onana is reportedly no longer with the national team after he disagreed with the coach's defensive tactics.
In the semi-finals, Cameroon met Ghana and won the match 2–0 to qualify to the final. On 5 February 2017, and after a close match, Cameroon won the African Cup of Nations for the fifth time after defeating seven-time champions Egypt 2–1 in the final, [15] by Vincent Aboubakar's late goal in the 89th minute of the match. [16]
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The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, known in short as the 2023 AFCON or CAN 2023 and for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, was the 34th edition of the biennial Africa Cup of Nations tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).