Summary
Cameroon beat South Africa 2-1 to reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals. Goals by Junior Tchamadeu and Christian Kofane secured the win for Cameroon, despite a late goal from South Africa's Evidence Makgopa. Cameroon will face Morocco in the next round.
Key Facts
- Cameroon defeated South Africa 2-1 in an Africa Cup of Nations match.
- Junior Tchamadeu scored the first goal for Cameroon in the 34th minute.
- Christian Kofane added a second goal for Cameroon shortly after halftime.
- Evidence Makgopa scored for South Africa near the end of the match.
- Cameroon will play against Morocco in the quarterfinals.
- The match took place at Al Medina Stadium in Rabat.
- Samuel Eto’o, the Cameroon football federation president, recently changed the team's coach before the tournament.
- South Africa had several chances to score but missed opportunities early on.
