ANC: Zambia and Cameroon Advance As Group Play Concludes

Group stage play in the African Nations Cup concluded with two games played in Group B in Angola.

At Lubango:

Goals from Samuel Eto'o (46') and Landry N'Guemo (64') enabled Cameroon to gain a 2-2 draw with Tunisia that locked up a berth in the quarterfinal round for the Indomitable Lions.

At Benguela:

Rainford Kabala (28') and James Chamanga (62') provided the scoring that carried Zambia to a 2-1 win over Gabon which lifted the south central African country into the elite eight of the tournament.

FINAL GROUP D STANDING:

1. Zambia (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
2. Cameroon (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
3. Gabon (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
4. Tunisia (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS; 3)

Zambia and Cameroon advanced to the quarterfinal round.


NOTE: Zambia, Cameroon, and Gabon each won one match amongst each other. When removing all matches concerning Tunisia, all three teams had a goal differential of 0. Zambia scored and allowed four goals. Cameroon scored and allowed three goals. Gabon scored and allowed two goals. Zambia wins the group on the total number of goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned.

Sucks for Tunisia, for they were the only undefeated team in the group. They also happened to be the only winless squad in Group D.

Here is the lineup for the quarterfinal round:

Sunday:

At Luanda:

Angola vs. Ghana

At Cabinda:

Ivory Coast vs. Algeria

Monday:

At Lubango:

Zambia vs. Nigeria

At Benguela:

Egypt vs. Cameroon