Sunday, 5 February 2017

Cameroon wins Egypt in the Afcon final see photos: Best action from AFCOn 2017 final

Cameroon have won the Africa Cup of Nations 2017 following a 2 - 1 win over Egypt in the final.

Mohammed Elneny's opener was cancelled out by substitutes Nicolas Nkoulou and VIncent Aboubakar who scored the winner.
 

The title is Cameroon's first since 2002 and fifth overall.

Check out the best pictures from the final played on Sunday;


Cameroon started the brighter of the two sides and showed more attacking intent



Mohammed Salah provided the pass which led to Elneny opening the scoring
 Egypt based their game on a counter attacking style with Salah's pace the architec
 Nicolas Nkoulou equalizer with a header and the players could not leave him
 Vincent Aboubakar (in the air) scored the winner in the 89th minute

 Cameroon fans could not hide their joy
Cameroon were crowned champions as Egypt could not find a winner