Womens Afcon 2016: Cameroon open with a 2-0 victory over Egypt

The opener played on Day-1 of the two week biggest women African football jamboree, was watched by the number football fan in Cameroon, President Paul Biya and his wife, Madame Chantal Biya, government officials and a full 40000-seater stadium.

The Indomitable Lionesses opened the scores at the 25th minute of play through an excellent header executed by the right winger Gabraelle Aboudi Onguene.

The second goal for the girls of Carl Enow Ngatchu was a penalty shootout scored by the Lionesses’ Captain, Christine Patience Mani who sent the Egyptian goalkeeper on the opposite side.

The penalty that came at the 71st minute was a resolve of a bad game committed by an Egyptian attacker, who swept off the legs of Njoya Ajara at the goalpost.

Even though the Lionesses had many scoring opportunities, forwarders in the central and the sides like Nchout Njoya Ajara, Gaelle Deborah Enganamouit, Aboudi Onguene and the Ngono Mani portrayed professionalism and brilliance at every instance.

The first match, at ongoing 2016 Women AFCON played in favour of the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon was a true picture of how competitive the tournament proper is going to look like.

The Pharaohs of Egypt recorded two yellow cards while Cameroon registered one during a game that received boisterous support from both teams.

Worth noting is the fact that, Cameroon is hosting this football jamboree after 44 years today.

The 10th edition of the biggest women football event in Africa was placed under the banner ‘together against the marriages of young girls’.

There are fifteen other matches to go as South Africa will throw weights with Zimbabwe during the second match of the day later in the evening of November 19.

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