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- Updated: November 20, 2016
Cameroon got off their campaign on a winning note thanks to a 2-0 win over Egypt in the tournament opener on Saturday at a packed Amadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde.
Gabrielle Onguene Aboudi and captain Christine Manie scored in either half to give ‘Les Lionnes’ the perfect start they needed in front of a capacity crowd including President Paul Biya in attendance.
The victory did not come on a silver platter as the host had to sweat for the maximum points in the Group A against an Egyptian side that were unperturbed by the partisan crowd.
Aboudi, one of many foreign-based players in the Cameroon squad headed the host into the lead on 25 minutes before Manie …
