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- Updated: November 19, 2016
Cameroon’s Aboudi Onguene scored the first goal of the 2016 women’s Africa Cup of Nations
Hosts Cameroon opened the 2016 women’s Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 victory over Egypt in front of a home crowd which included Cameroon’s President Paul Biya and national football legend Samuel Eto’o.
Goals from Aboudi Onguene and captain Manie Chrisitine gave the Indomitable Lionesses a winning start to their campaign.
In the late match in Yaounde, South Africa and Zimbabwe played out a 0-0 draw in the second Group A fixture.
Cameroon piled on the pressure early on against Egypt but failed to make their final balls into the area count, frequently finding their opponents’ defence.
However the home side found a way through in the 23rd minute when a cross from Falone Meffoumetou from the right was met by the head of Aboudi Onguene whose glancing header beat the goalkeeper and went …
