Cameroon don put one leg inside quarter-final of TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, after dem beat Ghana 1-0 for Sunday match wey happen for Casablanca.
Di Indomitable Lionesses don follow up di 2-1 win wey dem get over Mali with another strong and disciplined performance. Marie Ngah Manga na di heroine again, na im score di only goal from penalty kick for 19th minute. Dis na im third goal for di tournament, and all di goals wey Cameroon score for Morocco 2026 don come from dis same forward.
Di match na di 10th time Ghana and Cameroon don meet for dis competition since 1998. E bin dey tactically tight from start. Cameroon get di chance make dem take lead when referee don go check VAR and award dem penalty. Manga step up, im bin calmly put di ball inside net to give im side di lead.
As e dey expected, di game remain very tactical. Cameroon dey protect dia lead and dey hope to catch Ghana on di counter. Di Black Queens dey press hard for equalizer. Dem tink say dem don find am for di 80th minute when substitute Evelyn Badu fire di ball enter net following a failed clearance by di goalkeeper. But after another VAR review, di goal bin don rule out because offside.
Ghana continue to pile pressure for di closing stages, but Cameroon defend resolutely well well. Dem hold on to dia narrow advantage and collect another important three points.
Dis victory mean say Cameroon dey firmly on course for knockout stages ahead of dia final Group D fixture against Cape Verde. Ghana, on di other hand, go need positive result for dia final group match to keep dia qualification hopes alive, and dem go face Mali.
