Hosts Cameroon, Ethiopia clash to kick off AFCON 2021 second round
Second round of group matches starts today Thursday at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations as hosts Cameroon face Ethiopia in a Group tie.
Cameroon and Ethiopia’s only previous AFCON encounter was in the group stages of the 1970 tournament which Cameroon won 3-2.
Having come from behind to beat Burkina Faso in their first match 2-1, Cameroon will look to win their opening two games to be sure of a place in the next round.
Cameroon are unbeaten in their last seven group stage games at the Africa Cup of Nations (W3 D4), since their last such defeat in January 2015 (0-1 against Côte d’Ivoire).
On the other hand, after losing 1-0 to Cape Verde in their first match of AFCON 2022, Ethiopia are now winless in their last nine AFCON matches (D3 L6), the longest current such run among teams in this year’s edition.
Having scored in his last two Africa Cup of Nations appearances (three goals in total), Cameroon’s Vincent Aboubaker is looking to become the first player to score in three consecutive games in the tournament for the Indomitable Lions since Samuel Eto’o in January 2008 (five in total).
