{"id":291479,"date":"2017-02-05T21:06:45","date_gmt":"2017-02-05T21:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=291479"},"modified":"2017-02-05T21:06:45","modified_gmt":"2017-02-05T21:06:45","slug":"cameroon-win-5th-afcon-after-2-1-win-over-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/02\/cameroon-win-5th-afcon-after-2-1-win-over-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameroon win 5th AFCON after 2-1 win over Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"
Cameroon have won their fifth African Cup of Nations title after a 2-1 win over Egypt on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Mohammed Elneny put Egypt ahead in the first half with a great strike.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n However, the Cameroonians showed great character in the second half, finding an equaliser when\u00a0Nicolas Nkoulou headed home from a cross.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Cameroon sealed the win two minutes from time when\u00a0Vincent Aboubakar controlled a long pass and fired home.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n In a tournament of surprises including the group stage exits of pre-AFCON favourites, Ivory Coast and Algeria, Cameroon’s victory over seven-time\u00a0winners Egypt, was a fitting end.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Cameroon won it the hard way, beating Senegal on penalties in the quarter-final, edging past Ghana in the semi and coming from behind in the final.<\/p>\n