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Cameroon gave up a second-half goal to the Cape Verde Islands as they were held to a 1-1 draw on Monday but the hosts still finished top of Group A in the Africa Cup of Nations. AFCON2021

Cameroon gave up a second-half goal to the Cape Verde Islands as they were held to a 1-1 draw on Monday butCaptain Vincent Aboubakar scored his fifth goal of the tournament to put Cameroon in the lead in the 39th minute before halftime substitute Garry Rodrigues equalised in the 53rd minute.

Rodrigues had been a surprise omission from the starting line-up but underlined his ability soon after coming on. “It was difficult to win although we wanted to finish with a 100% record. But we must not be negative about it because we are through.”

 

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