The Indomitable lions of Cameroon have won the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon after coming from behind to defeat the pharaohs of Egypt.
Arsenal’s Mohammed Elneny opened the scoring in the first half when he met Salah’s pass and scored at the near post. Nicolas Nkoulou then equalized for Cameroon in the 59th minute, rising highest to power home a header on the hour mark.
Substitute Vincent Aboubakar swept in the winner two minutes away from the end of regular time, flicking the ball over defender Ali Gabr and thumping it home. Aboubakar scored the winner when he controlled a long ball played out from the defense, lobbed the first defender in his way and volleyed the ball on the floor to score.
Egypt who finished as runners up have won a record seven titles with goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary, 44 as the tournament’s oldest ever player.
This is Cameroon’s first AFCON title win since 2002 and their fifth overall. Egypt were denied their eighth overall African title. Cameroon will also play at the upcoming 2017 Confederations Cup.
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