Cameroon beat Ghana for women’s Nations Cup final

Cameroon managed to book a place in the final of the women’s Africa Cup of Nations after a narrow 1-0 win over Ghana.

Cameroon will now face the winner of Tuesday’s later semi-final match between South Africa and Nigeria.

Cameroon have lost in the final three times but now have chance to redeem the losses as hosts.

Cameroon’s only goal came after a messy scramble as the Ghana keeper dropped the ball.

A 71st minutes weak goal, when Raissa Feudijo finally scored after Njoya Ajara’s effort had been cleared off the line, proved decisive.

Gaelle Eganamouit’s weak shot rebounded to Ajara, whose effort was cleared off the line before Raissa Feudijo scored.

In the first half, Cameroon’s Aboudi Gabrielle Ongeune hit the post but there were few other chances.

Late in the match, they almost made it 2-0 but Michelle Ngono Mani’s shot was tipped on to the bar and over.

Ghana’s substitute keeper Patricia Mantey, who came on after Ama Nana Asantewa was stretchered off with a head injury, made the save but the result was already beyond the Black Queens.

The Indomitable Lionesses will take heart from their semi-final performance, having battled hard to overcome Ghana – and perhaps they might have may have won by a bigger margin.

With every seat occupied and many more fans fans standing in the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaounde, Cameroon were urged on by a huge and noisy crowd.

They began brightly and on 25 minutes Ongeune used her pace down the left and what seemed like a cross turned into an effort on goal that came off the post.

Moments later there was some brave keeping from Asantewaa, who parried away a cross and then threw herself at the feet of the oncoming Cameroon attackers.

After 55 minutes Cameroon thought they had scored when Ysis Sonkeng swung the ball into the box and Michelle Akaba fired the ball into the net only for the Zambian referee Gladys Lengwe to give a foul on the keeper.

In the final minute Mani’s fierce shot from the edge of the area was tipped on to the woodwork by Mantey.

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