After almost three weeks of competition, the finalists of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations are known with Cameroon to play Egypt on Sunday in Accra. Home fans were left devastated as the Indomitable Lions upset hosts Ghana 1-0 in their semi-final in Accra while the Pharaohs stunned fancied Cote d'Ivoire by a comprehensive 4-1 scoreline in Kumasi on Thursday.
Joy for Lions, no revenge for Ivorians Alain Nkong was something of an unknown quantity before the start of the Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana, uncapped by Cameroon and playing his club football in Mexico. But the 28-year-old is now another scoring hero for rampant Cameroon with the decisive touch as they edged past the hosts in their semi-final at the Ohene Djan stadium. His 72nd-minute finish came after a sublime bit of service from Samuel Eto'o, dashing the hopes of a near-capacity crowd. Ghana's injury and suspension crisis proved an insurmountable hurdle as their makeshift side struggled to create opportunities and left themselves open to counter-attacks by the Lions. Cameroon, who started the finals with a dreadful 2-4 loss, now find themselves in the championship match. The repeat of the 2006 final was expected to be a chance for Cote d'Ivoire to extract some revenge over Egypt. Instead, the Pharaohs produced a stunning 4-1 win in Kumasi to keep up their hopes of retaining their African title. Ahmed Fathi's shot in the 12th minute was deflected by Salomon Kalou past his own goalkeeper to give the North Africans a half-time lead, but the decisive blow came just after the hour mark when a header from Amr Zaki doubled the advantage. Straight from the kick-off, the Elephants pulled one back through Abdelkader Keita but another goal from Zaki restored the two-goal margin and set Egypt on their way to the final. Sumber : http://fifa.com/confederationcup/news/newsid=687507.html#cameroon+egypt+dream+final -------------------------------------------------------- Pantai Gading antiklimaks Kamerun permalukan tuan rumah. -- Life means missing expected things and facing unexpected things. When you are right, no one remembers, but when you are wrong, no one forgets...This is life.
