AFCON 2019 Qualifiers : Cameroon beats Comoros 3-0 to qualify for 2019 AFCON

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YAOUNDé, Mar. 23, 2019 (AMP) — Cameroon 2019 (Qualifiers) : Cameroon defeated Comoros by a score of 3-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a AFCON qualifying game on Saturday afternoon at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaoundé.

Cameroon dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting in the 37th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Cameroonians further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Bassogog '53 and N'Jie '89).

Cameroon secured their ticket to the AFCON finals. Comoros is eliminated.

Fixtures and Results : Group B

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Overview

Cameroon at the AFCON

  • 5 titles (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017)
  • 18 appearances (first in 1970)
  • 27 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)
  • Statistics: Champions (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017) Runners-up (1986, 2008) Third Place (1972) Fourth Place (1992)

Comoros at the AFCON

  • Never qualified
  • 4 participations in the qualifications (first in 2012)
2019 AFCON Poster
Cameroon
3:0
Comoros
3:0 (1:0)
  • 23 March 2019
  • 16:00
  • Yaoundé

Group B

TeamPts
Morocco11
Cameroon11
Comoros5
Malawi5

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