Cameroon vs Ethiopia 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage

Cameroon

8': Karl Toko Ekambi
53': Vincent Aboubakar
55': Vincent Aboubakar
67': Karl Toko Ekambi

FT
4 - 1

Ethiopia

4': Dawa Hotessa

Cameroon thump Ethiopia to reach AFCON last 16 as Aboubakar, Toko Ekambi star

Hosts Cameroon overcame another hesitant start to crush Ethiopia 4-1 on Thursday and advance to the next stage of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
4': Goal! Cameroon 0, Ethiopia 1. Dawa Hotessa (Ethiopia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amanuel Gebremichael with a cross.
7': Martin Hongla (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
8': Goal! Cameroon 1, Ethiopia 1. Karl Toko Ekambi (Cameroon) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Collins Fai with a cross.
15': Surafel Dagnachew (Ethiopia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': First Half ends, Cameroon 1, Ethiopia 1.
45': Substitution, Ethiopia. Firew Solomon replaces Surafel Dagnachew.
53': Goal! Cameroon 2, Ethiopia 1. Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Collins Fai with a cross.
55': Goal! Cameroon 3, Ethiopia 1. Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu following a fast break.
56': Substitution, Cameroon. James Léa Siliki replaces Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.
67': Goal! Cameroon 4, Ethiopia 1. Karl Toko Ekambi (Cameroon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Hongla with a through ball following a fast break.
69': Substitution, Cameroon. Clinton N'Jie replaces Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu.
70': Substitution, Cameroon. Ignatius Ganago replaces Karl Toko Ekambi.
72': Substitution, Ethiopia. Bezabih Melayu replaces Mesud Mohammed.
72': Substitution, Ethiopia. Ahmed Reshid replaces Ramadan Yusef.
73': Substitution, Ethiopia. Shemekit Gugesa replaces Dawa Hotessa.
79': Substitution, Cameroon. Stéphane Bahoken replaces Vincent Aboubakar.
79': Substitution, Cameroon. Ambroise Oyongo replaces Nouhou Tolo.
84': Substitution, Ethiopia. Getaneh Kebede replaces Amanuel Gebremichael.
88': André Onana (Cameroon) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Cameroon 4, Ethiopia 1.

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

Venue: Olembe Stadium
Location: Olembé, Cameroon

Africa Cup of Nations Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+6	Equatorial Guinea	3	7	0
+2	Nigeria	3	7	0
-3	Ivory Coast	3	3	2
-5	Guinea-Bissau	3	0	3

Full Table

Statistics

ETH		CMR
9	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
1	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	4
49.6	Possession	50.4
12	SHOTS	17
5	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
396	Accurate Passes	387
458	Passes	452
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	9
5	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.5
38	Long Balls	60
19	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	3
7	Effective Tackles	4
13	Tackles	9
0.5	Tackle %	0.4
6	Interceptions	6
8	Effective Clearances	4
8	Clearances	4

Line-Ups

Cameroon (4-4-2)

No.	Name
24	André Onana (GK)
5	Michael Ngadeu
21	Jean-Charles Castelletto
25	Nouhou Tolo
19	Collins Fai
8	André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
18	Martin Hongla
12	Karl Toko Ekambi
3	Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu
10	Vincent Aboubakar
13	Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting

Substitutes:

Simon Omossola, Jerome Onguene, Clinton N'Jie, James Léa Siliki, Devis Epassy, Olivier Mbaizo, Samuel Oum Gouet, Pierre Kunde, Stéphane Bahoken, Christian Bassogog, Ambroise Oyongo, Ignatius Ganago.

Ethiopia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Teklemariam Shanko (GK)
4	Mignot Debebe
15	Aschalew Tamene
20	Remedan Yesuf
2	Suleman Hamid
8	Amanuel Yohannes
3	Mesud Mohammed
7	Surafel Dagnachew
10	Abubeker Nasser
27	Dawa Hotessa
11	Amanuel Gebremichael

Substitutes:

Shemekit Gugesa, Desta Yohannes, Getaneh Kebede, Mujib Kasim, Asrat Tonjo, Yihun Endashaw, Jemal Tassew, Mesfin Tafesse, Firew Solomon, Bezabeh Meleyo, Ahmed Reshid, Gatoch Panom.