At the Stade Omnisport Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaounde, Cameroon, on Tuesday afternoon, Cameroon defeated Zimbabwe 2-1 in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualification Group J match.
The Indomitable Lions finished the qualifying campaign with a victory and at the top of the Group J standings with four wins and two draws.
The Warriors, on the other hand, entered the match already qualified for the finals and finished second in the group standings with two wins, three draws, and one loss, which occurred on the final day of the qualifiers.
From the beginning, the Indomitable Lions put pressure on the Warriors’ defence.
In the eighteenth minute, Vincent Aboubakar broke the tie by charging into the visitors’ box and scored his 42nd goal for Cameroon.
Christian Bassogog’s long ball to Georges-Kevin N’koudou, who cut inside from the left and fired past custodian Washington Arubi, extended Cameroon’s advantage in the 23rd minute.
At halftime, Cameroon led 2-0.
After the restart, the Warriors needed to figure out how to get past the Indomitable Lions’ strong defence, so coach Michael Nees brought on strikers Terrence Dzvukamanja and Prince Dube in the 59th minute.
Although Cameroon managed to achieve a 2-1 victory, Dzvukamanja was an inspirational substitution as the SuperSport United forward beat Manchester United’s No. 1 Andre Onana in the hosts’ goal-posts to cut the deficit in the 73rd minute.
