00:01So we are off as the group stage of the Total Energies Women's Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 reaches
00:10its climax.
00:11It's not going to be as dramatic as it was last night when an early burst forward by Cameroon who
00:21mean business and they've won a corner in the first minute of the game.
00:28Very young in age, just 20, the centre-back for Cape Verde.
00:35One of the first minutes of the campaign takes the corner. Swung in, well. Opportunities to get a flick on,
00:49not taken.
00:52Last campaign last year. Another striker goal from Umbelec.
01:02The third.
01:07Arsenio really being hounded. Play on, says the referee.
01:11Well then the whistle goes and the indomitable Lionesses then made it two from two when beating Gana.
01:19Also just by a single goal margin, that's loose at the back. Eto'o with the strike.
01:25Very important block.
01:31They may well have qualified.
01:38Oh, well that is a miscommunication at the back.
01:41From Cameroon and now they recovered.
01:44Well it was Aiva Nyadju and Kathy Bia who simply weren't communicating.
01:53That's Guine. She is a record breaker at this tournament.
01:58No one has played in more waft courts than her.
02:04Into the middle it goes. Space here for Cameroon to open the scoring.
02:07Strike a goal against the post.
02:12Cameroon continue to apply the pressure.
02:20Up it goes.
02:22And away it goes. Strike a goal.
02:23Oh, that's a really good effort.
02:25Just fizzed past the stanchion.
02:31Bevy of players in and around the penalty spot.
02:35There with the delivery. In swinger from her.
02:39Cameroon head gets it away for now.
02:41It's very scrappy in there.
02:45Larissa Mello had a strike.
02:48And then as Cameroon cleared their lines and Guine picks it up
02:50and wins the free kick and relieves some of the pressure on her from Harry Saint-Germain.
03:04They had some brief respite at the back. Cape Verde.
03:07But otherwise it is still Cameroon coming forward.
03:12Maybe Pereira.
03:14Trying to turn away from Comey who wins possession.
03:17That's well played. Into Eto. Into the middle.
03:20Loose here. Oh, they got in a muddle.
03:24Mandua. And Bellou. And now Cape Verde can break at the other end.
03:32And where's that going? And will it cannon off?
03:35It does eventually come to Eto.
03:37Drop of the shoulder to the point like she goes.
03:39Three in the middle if she can find them.
03:43And not for the first time. Larissa just happy to back it away.
03:52A beggar.
03:57Comey.
04:00Comey, get down.
04:02Let's go!
04:03Excellent hunger.
04:05Impropria lady from the indomitable Lionesses.
04:09Gungo Umbalek, another striker goal from her.
04:12Very, very comfortable.
04:17Yolas, dispossessed, it's nicely done, Belou, Mendua, Mgwenni in the middle, Otto ghosting in,
04:29I think that should be a corner to Cameroon it is.
04:44It is end to end staffing, it's effectively something of a dead rubber given that Cameroon are going to top
04:54the pile no matter what happens.
05:03It's nicely done, two in the middle to aim at, left away, Bungo Umbelec, not for the first time, she
05:12just cannot keep it down.
05:17They were looking to win all three of their group games for only the second time ever at Oafcon, despite
05:25their really good record as said earlier.
05:28The last time they did it was in the 2016 tournament on home soil.
05:36Punch from the goalkeeper.
05:41Bungo Umbelec again.
05:45That was the start of her being a regular in this side and this is the culmination of all those
05:51years.
05:52They were there for eight years on.
05:56So too for Silveria Nidio, the coach who has been involved all that time as well, Mendua trying to lift
06:03it over.
06:05Let.
06:08To deliver the cross.
06:10Eto, into the middle it goes, they're queuing up Cameroon.
06:13Excellent opportunity and an even better goal.
06:18That is how you finish.
06:22Thumping drive.
06:25And Cameroon have their opener.
06:30Grace Mendua has her first goal of the tournament.
06:37Really well fouled by Eto and look at that for a finish.
06:41Always rising.
06:44Lara Silva, absolutely no chance.
06:48Terrific technique from Mendua.
06:51A 21 year old.
06:53Not a prayer for Lara Silva.
07:03Sweet as you like.
07:04In honor of scoring Cape Verde's first ever Wafcon goal.
07:08Against Marley.
07:09Swings this in.
07:10Trying to make one as well.
07:11Flicked on.
07:14By that.
07:15Moreira.
07:19Set to take this free kick.
07:21Is she going to play it in or is she going to try the spectacular from a long, long way
07:26out.
07:2635 yards or so.
07:30She is indeed going to hit it.
07:32She looks as though.
07:33A reminder.
07:34It's not just the teams that win the four quarterfinals on Saturday who will make it to the World Cup.
07:39But the losers will have a chance as well to make it into the Intercontinental Championship playoffs.
07:43Here come Cape Verde.
07:45Well the whistle blew to Cape Verde.
07:48Players down on the floor.
07:49But it's going to be a Cameroon free kick.
07:56Beer as well.
07:57The goalkeeper down.
07:58Shown by her players so far.
08:00Here's Kelly.
08:05Evie Pereira.
08:06Two in the middle for her to aim at.
08:07Really good ball in.
08:09And Beer.
08:11Gathers.
08:13Ties for the.
08:15Orselia.
08:19Leia.
08:20Down the line for Lurian.
08:22Nice touch inside from her.
08:24Leia.
08:26Leia.
08:27Zana.
08:28Knew exactly what she was doing as she shepherded and guided.
08:34And played in as well.
08:36Oh.
08:36Searching delivery.
08:40Which Mandua.
08:42Unable to get on the end of.
08:44And a decent ball in from the 37-year-old.
08:48Cape Verde looking for an equalizer on the stroke of halftime.
08:53It's going to be Leia who drives it straight into the wall.
08:59Well that might well be that for this first half.
09:03Which is really fist bite.
09:06Indeed it is.
09:09Cameroon.
09:10Courtesy of all their attacking player.
09:14Deserved leaders at the halftime break.
09:16The goal coming just before the half hour mark from.
09:20Cameroon.
09:23So one now at the 45 minute mark.
09:26Leig Obo they are playing the better football today.
09:30And they are deserving the leaders.
09:33Cameroon.
09:39Against Mali on match day two for Cape Verde.
09:46And she will just slot into that position just behind Lurian.
09:53Along with Cameroon who will have nine points.
09:56As it stands.
09:59And Garner will have six.
10:00Mali three.
10:02Cape Verde none.
10:03And this is going to be another yellow card.
10:08And it has gone the way of Ornella Bellou.
10:14So.
10:18Mendoa.
10:21A lot of space for Ngueni over on the far side.
10:25But she was unable to see her.
10:27Commanding standards with good relationship with players.
10:30Watches on.
10:31Here is Leofa Cape Verde.
10:33Up towards Vat Morera.
10:35Nice touch away.
10:36And they are in behind.
10:37And there are blue shirt of players.
10:39Charging into the area.
10:40Striker goal.
10:41Oh that is an absolute beauty.
10:43From Vat Morera.
10:45To bring Cape Verde level.
10:48She picked it up in the middle of the pitch.
10:50And then just.
10:52Charged towards goal.
10:53Did she have the composure?
10:55Did she have the finish?
10:56Oh yes she did.
10:58A beauty from the 33 year old.
11:02Look at this.
11:03Skipped away.
11:05And then just angled towards goal.
11:07A lot to do from there.
11:11What a finish.
11:13Beer with no hope whatsoever.
11:17And Cape Verde are indeed level.
11:21And Vat Morera.
11:22Has produced another stunning finish.
11:26At this Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
11:29What a start to the second half.
11:31For Cape Verde.
11:33And what a goal.
11:34For Vat Morera.
11:36Cameroonian left back who was.
11:38So impressive on match day two against Ghana.
11:44Very solid.
11:45Professional.
11:50That left back.
11:51A 26 year old based in France with Dijon.
11:54Turns that out.
11:56Bellou.
11:57Is going to take this.
11:58No she isn't.
11:59Unger Umberlech strikes it.
12:00Well.
12:01She hit it well.
12:02But it was never going on target.
12:08Unzenar scampering forward as Cameroonian try to regain the lead.
12:14Nicely inside.
12:14It's going to fall here.
12:16For Kome.
12:16Stryker goal.
12:18But straight at Lara.
12:22In the Cape Verde net.
12:28It's introduced ahead of that Men's World Cup.
12:34She is fidgety as she waits to come back on.
12:38What she has yet to do.
12:42The assistant referee just checking her.
12:47Nicely played.
12:49By Bellou.
12:50Abega.
12:51Into Eto.
12:55In the middle.
12:57And another corner goes Cameroon's way.
13:01Well defended.
13:04Alea goes deep.
13:07And Bia.
13:10She ran into a blue wall.
13:12And go Umberlech out to Unger.
13:14And it.
13:20And that's been given as a goal kick.
13:27So both games in the group D deciders.
13:30Level a one apiece.
13:33Zana trying to change that.
13:35Good ball into the area.
13:36Out came Lara Silva.
13:37Hasn't gathered.
13:38Chance for Cameroon.
13:39Which they do not miss.
13:41And it's the substitute who has just come on.
13:44Mikela Abaam.
13:47A gift.
13:48Of an opportunity.
13:50After a mistake.
13:51At the back.
13:51By Lara Silva.
13:53For Cape Verde.
13:55And look at her smile as well.
13:58On the pitch.
13:59For barely a matter of minutes.
14:03And when the ball dropped her way.
14:06She made no mistake.
14:07And look how she celebrated as well.
14:09While the Cameroonian players.
14:11Danced and sang their way into the stadium.
14:14And they are now dancing.
14:16On the pitch as well.
14:18Lara Silva stranded.
14:23And Abaam.
14:24Firing through.
14:26A host of bodies.
14:27Look at that.
14:28Got it past four.
14:30Cape Verde players.
14:33A little touch by Lea.
14:35I think.
14:35Took it away.
14:36From the goalkeeper.
14:38And then it got a deflection as well.
14:40Of.
14:40As.
14:41As.
14:42As.
14:44As.
14:46As.
14:46As.
14:47As.
14:48As.
14:48As.
14:48As.
14:49this challenge here and Leia went down, well let's have a look at it, put her foot to the
15:00ball and then she was brought down quite clearly, she got there first, the Cape Verde player,
15:06here she comes, the referee and after a VAR review the goal is cancelled, it is still
15:141-1 and Cape Verde is still on course, just over 10 minutes to go,
15:24decent ball into the middle, it's broken here for Cameroon and the striker goal just wasn't enough
15:31from Kome Lurian, for the indomitable Lionesses to avenge that defeat, striker goal comes in from
15:43Ungerle, now Abam did that hit a hand, Kelly's hand, that's certainly what the Cameroonian supporters are
15:53suggesting in the stadium, some of them up on their feet and pointing to their arms as a player might
15:57do on the pitch, we will have to see if that gets, it'll be interesting to see it again,
16:13at the moment there's no message on the corner of my screen telling me that it is being reviewed,
16:17as their play goes on,
16:19as their play goes on.
16:22All right, gathers after. Kelly headed that play.
16:34Yadju is just going to pump this forward, looking for a flick, and the flick does come.
16:40Gord of a Cape Verdean player, corner saved, throw in Cameroon.
16:54That's loose, Kome, looking round the corner for Bella Rose, lovely pass, here is Rose, into the middle it goes.
17:02And just about they get it away.
17:05And Morocco against South Africa at 2,000 GMT.
17:11And on Sunday Cameroon against Nigeria at 1,700 GMT.
17:17And then at present it is looking like Malawi against Ghana at 2,000 GMT on Sunday night.
17:27Always worth reminding that it's not just a semi-final place at spot,
17:31but a women's World Cup qualification as well.
17:35Ungerlut.
17:36Naomi Eto'o to her right-hand side.
17:39Here is the Cameroonian to surely win it for the Indomitable.
17:42And that is no.
17:43She cannot find the target in the 90th minute of the game.
17:53Out, Swinger, and they will come back.
17:56And another chance to put this in.
17:58Well, that's going no one way.
18:03Six minutes of additional time there will be.
18:05Ah, three in the middle.
18:06Couldn't take it.
18:07Here's another opportunity for the Indomitable Ironesses.
18:10Lara with the block.
18:12Cameroon knocking on the door late on.
18:14The Iron Nation rocking.
18:18But they survive for now.
18:20And now they can lead the count.
18:21And again at the back from Yadju.
18:23This will come back.
18:25And I think there are a fair few players offside for Cape Verde.
18:28The flag does indeed go up.
18:32Comey again.
18:36Is there time enough for one more?
18:45Final bit of defending for Cape Verde.
18:50And away it goes.
18:52Not fully cleared.
18:53But that's it.
18:54Time's up.
18:55Cape Verde in their maiden Women's Africa Cup of Nations
18:59have their very first point and deservedly so.
19:06Congratulations to Cape Verde.
19:09Getting the first point in their history.
19:13Melly and Ghana.
19:15Game still going.
19:17They're tied at one.
19:19At this moment, Ghana would be moving on to the quarterfinals.
19:24We'll see if there is so close.
19:26Cameroon plays Nigeria in the quarterfinals.
19:30Saturday and Sunday right here on OMSports.
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