The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon defeated Gambia in a dramatic 3-2 win to progress into the round of 16 at the AFCON 2023 on Tuesday.

Cameroon needed an outright win in their Group C clash with Gambia, to stand a chance of progressing after securing just one point in two games.

Toko Ekambi gave Cameroon the lead on 56 minutes but Ablie Jallow made it 1-1 on 72 minutes.

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Ebrima Colley then put Gambia 2-1 ahead on 85 minutes before Cameroon equalised on 87 minutes thanks to a James Gomez own goal.

Christopher Wooh got Cameroon’s third goal in the 91st minute which proved to be the winner.

Gambia scored in the 94th minute but it was overturned by VAR for handball.

The result means the five-time AFCON winners finish second on four

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