Cape Verde/Cameroon: Cape Verde Snatch Valuable Point Against Hosts Cameroon

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Cape Verde/Cameroon: Cape Verde Snatch Valuable Point Against Hosts Cameroon

[CAF] Cape Verde scored a second half equaliser to hold hosts Cameroon to an entertaining 1-1 draw in Group A of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021.

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