African Cup of Nations 2008 · Semi-final

Ghana 0–1 Cameroon

Thursday 7 Feb 2008 · Accra, Ghana

Ghana0–1Cameroon

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′N'Kong

72′0–1Alain N'Kong Cameroon

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Ghana

Came on

13Gyan BaffourFW↑61′
15Ahmed Apimah BarussoDF↑86′

Cameroon

Came on

14Joel EpalleMF↑46′
12Alain Mosely NkongMF↑62′
2Augustin Gilles BinyaDF↑77′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Ghana: 1881 → 1847
Cameroon: 1852 → 1886

Expected score for Ghana: 67.8% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 6 of 8, 1978–2019.

Ghana wins: 2
Draws: 4
Cameroon wins: 2

Form either side

Ghana

Before

4–2 v Benin 21 Nov 2007 · Friendly
2–1 v Guinea 20 Jan 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
1–0 v Namibia 24 Jan 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
2–0 v Morocco 28 Jan 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
2–1 v Nigeria 3 Feb 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008

After

4–2 v Ivory Coast 9 Feb 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
1–2 v Mexico 26 Mar 2008 · Friendly
0–1 v Australia 23 May 2008 · Friendly
3–0 v Libya 1 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
3–2 v Lesotho 8 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Cameroon

Before

0–1 v Equatorial Guinea 9 Sep 2007 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2007
2–4 v Egypt 22 Jan 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
5–1 v Zambia 26 Jan 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
3–0 v Sudan 30 Jan 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
3–2 v Tunisia 4 Feb 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008

After

0–1 v Egypt 10 Feb 2008 · African Cup of Nations 2008
2–0 v Cape Verde 31 May 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
3–0 v Mauritius 8 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–0 v Tanzania 14 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
2–1 v Tanzania 21 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Road through the tournament

Ghana

2–1 v Guinea Group stage
1–0 v Namibia Group stage
2–0 v Morocco Group stage
2–1 v Nigeria Quarter-final
0–1 v Cameroon Semi-final
4–2 v Ivory Coast Third-place play-off

Cameroon

2–4 v Egypt Group stage
5–1 v Zambia Group stage
3–0 v Sudan Group stage
3–2 v Tunisia Quarter-final
1–0 v Ghana Semi-final
0–1 v Egypt Final

Every Ghana v Cameroon match8

From Ghana's side.


29 Jun 2019	Cameroon	0–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2019	Group stage
2 Feb 2017	Cameroon	0–2	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2017	Semi-final
7 Feb 2008	Cameroon	0–1	Home	African Cup of Nations 2008	Semi-final
22 Jan 2000	Cameroon	1–1	Home	African Cup of Nations 2000	Group stage
30 Nov 1994	Cameroon	1–0	Neutral	Simba Tournament 1994	—
5 May 1982	Cameroon	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
9 Mar 1982	Cameroon	0–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1982	Group stage
14 Jul 1978	Cameroon	2–1	Neutral	All-African Games 1978	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN