Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification
Group Stage - 2• 29 Sept 2026

Congo 1–1 Cameroon

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Goals

24'
G Bantsiele

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Match Recap

Congo and Cameroon shared the points in a tense Africa Cup of Nations qualifier that swung twice. G Bantsiele put the hosts ahead on 24 minutes, finishing in front of a home crowd desperate for a statement result. Cameroon didn't panic. Melvin Zinga leveled things up just after the hour mark, dragging his side level and denying Congo a first win of the campaign. The draw leaves the group table lopsided: Cameroon sit top with three points from their opener, while Congo drop to fourth without a win to show for their effort. Neither Bantsiele nor Zinga cracked the league's scoring charts, where E. Colley still leads with three goals, but both strikes carried real weight in a qualifier where every point matters. It's the kind of result that looks tame on paper, 1-1, and feels anything but when you watch how it unfolded. Catch both goals, Bantsiele's opener and Zinga's equalizer, in the highlights below and see exactly how Cameroon clawed their way back.

Match Statistics

Congo
VS
Cameroon
39% Ball Possession 61%
12 Total Shots 13
7 Shots on target 1
5 Shots off target 7
0 Blocked Shots 5
8 Shots inside box 6
4 Shots outside box 7
5 Corner Kicks 6
3 Offsides 0
14 Fouls 23
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Goalkeeper Saves 6
253 Total passes 392
158 Accurate passes 289
22 Free Kicks 14

Lineups

Congo
C. Le Roy 4-2-3-1
VS
Cameroon
David Pagou 3-5-1-1
7Makouta
15Hondermarck
19Namboka
25Njoh
19Fosso
12Tchamba
17Kotto
24Keller
1Rudolph Nna Noukeu

Substitutes — Congo

13Déo Gracias Maurile Gloire Bassinga 18M. Poaty 1Perrauld Fran Dom Ndinga Tsatou 2Jérémy Mounsesse 25Domi Jaurès Massoumou 8C. Massanga 12A. Makoumbou 28I. Loemba 9C. Ibayi 6Fred José Dembi 23C. Bonazebi 11M. Bassouamina