Karl Toko Ekambi’s quick-fire double early within the second half noticed hosts Cameroon beat Gambia 2-0 to maneuver into the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Toko Ekambi brilliantly headed his workforce in entrance after 50 minutes, glancing in from Collins Fai’s right-wing cross.
Seven minutes later the Lyon ahead struck once more on the again put up following Martin Hongla’s low supply.
Cameroon will play both Egypt or Morocco within the semi-final on Thursday, with the ultimate happening on February 6.
Gambia, competing within the event for the primary time, beat Mauritania and Tunisia within the group part to achieve the knockout levels earlier than eliminating Guinea within the final 16.
However, in entrance of a passionate residence crowd at Japoma Stadium in Douala, they have been completely outclassed, managing solely two makes an attempt at purpose in all the match.
Cameroon should have been questioning how they have been moving into goalless at half-time.
Fai fired into the side-netting from 25 yards earlier than Vincent Aboubakar – the event’s main goal-scorer with six – flicked an audacious back-heel effort over the crossbar from six yards out and glanced a header simply extensive.
He was then denied from one other close-range header as goalkeeper Baboucarr Gaye produced a superb save.
Nonetheless, Gambia’s cussed resistance was damaged early within the second half as Toko Ekambi rose above defender James Gomez to move Cameroon into the lead together with his fourth purpose of the event.
His fifth got here shortly afterwards, when he bought on the tip of Hongla’s inviting cross.
Cameroon ought to have had a 3rd purpose late on when goalkeeper Andre Onana picked out Clinton N’Jie with an extended pin-point cross, however his tried lob was saved after which Aboubakar despatched the follow-up extensive.
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