Cameroon, the Africa Cup of Nations 2021, will play their second group stage game at Olembe Stadium on Thursday. They will lock horns with Ethiopia with kickoff at 7 pm.
On Sunday evening, Cameroon beat Burkina Faso by 2-1 in their opener. Goalkeeper Andre Onana was the man to blame for his side’s conceding of the first goal.
The Indomitable Lions fought back brilliantly in the second half, though, with Vincent Aboubakar scoring twice from the spot against a hapless Zimbabwe.
In addition, The Indomitable Lions may have deserved to win by more than just a single goal last time out and will now be looking to show that performance on Thursday.
Ethiopia was beaten 1-0 by Cape Verde in their opening game. Yared Baye, who plays in Ethiopia, received a red card after 12 minutes for a dangerous tackle, leaving his team with an impossible task.
Also, Ethiopia will now be looking to get that elusive win in Group A of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations as they look to make it to the knockout stages for the first time since 1968.
Cameroon and Ethiopia have only played two games against each other. The first meeting came in the group stages of the Africa Cup of Nations back in 1970, with Cameroon winning 3-2.
The second and latest meeting between them came back in 2016 and ended with neither side scoring.
Cameroon vs Ethiopia Head to Head
Both sides have two games against each other, with Cameroon picking one win and a goalless draw. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Cameroon 2-1 Burkina Faso
- Cameroon 1-0 Ivory Coast
- Malawi 0-4 Cameroon
- Mozambique 0-1 Cameroon
- Cameroon 3-1 Mozambique
Away
- Ethiopia 0-1 Cape Verde
- Zimbabwe 1-1 Ethiopia
- Ethiopia 1-1 Ghana
- South Africa 1-0 Ethiopia
- Ethiopia 1-3 South Africa
Cameroon Team News
The host nation has no injuries to worry about as they prepare for their next game to field the same lineup that played so well against Burkina Faso.
Ethiopia Team News
Yared Baye received a red card against Cape Verde last time out and is now suspended. Mesud Mohammed, sacrificed for a substitute centre-back, should get more playing time against Gibraltar.
Prediction and Odds
The Indomitable Lions began their campaign very strongly and scored more goals. They will get the chance to confirm a spot in the knockout rounds with a win on Thursday, and they’ll be looking to do so.
- Cameroon Win
- Goals Under 3.5
- Both Teams to Score
