The situation worsened considerably six minutes into the game when captain Nadjim Abdou was dismissed for a lunging tackle that caught Nicolas Moumi on the Achilles tendon. The red card, however, was only issued after the Ethiopian referee Bamlak Tessema had been advised to review the incident on the pitchside VAR screen. Cameroon, five-time African champions, went on the attack from the start but were met by spirited resistance. Alhadhur made several sharp, albeit unorthodox saves to keep Cameroon at bay until Aboubakar slipped around the defence to latch onto a clever through pass and make it 2-0 with 20 minutes left. He did not make an actual save until late in the first half in what almost turned into a fairytale performance.

Source: Daily Nation January 25, 2022 11:22 UTC