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Cameroon became the fourth team to qualify for the quarter-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Indomitable Lions held on following a late fight back to beat South Africa 2-1 in Rabat on Sunday night.
Junior Tchamadeu opened the scoring in the 34th minute of the match.
Two minutes after the restart, Christian Kofane doubled Cameroon’s advantage, as they seemed to be strolling to victory.
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But Evidence Makgopa’s controlled finished in the 88th minute for Bafana Bafana provided a tense ending.
Cameroon now joins countries like Morocco, Mali and Senegal in the last eight of the tournament.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria secured a 3-1 victory over Uganda in their final Group C match at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025, finishing the group stage with a perfect nine points and sending the East African side home.
Raphael Onyedika scored twice, while Paul Onuachu netted his first international goal in four years to guide the Super Eagles to their third win in three games. Uganda, reduced to ten men in the second half following goalkeeper Salim Magoola’s red card, struggled to respond until substitute Rogers Kassim Mato pulled one back in the 75th minute.
Nigeria’s first breakthrough came in the 28th minute when Onuachu poked home Fisayo Dele-Bashiru’s cross after an incisive move, putting the Super Eagles 1-0 up at half-time. Onyedika doubled the lead in the 62nd minute, slotting the ball through the goalkeeper’s legs following a precise pass from Samuel Chukwueze. Five minutes later, he scored again to make it 3-0 after Chukwueze’s cutback set him up for a clinical finish.
