CIARÁN FAHEY
Christopher Wooh was the last player to score in an extraordinary finale as Cameroon defeated Gambia 3-2 to save its Africa Cup of Nations campaign on Tuesday, when Ghana and Algeria were both eliminated.
Cameroon, which had been in danger of an early exit, clinched its place in the knockout stage as runner-up in Group C as it scored more goals than Guinea, which lost 2-0 to group winner Senegal.
Gambia defender Muhammed Sanneh stunned the Cameroon players in stoppage time when he scored what would have been the fourth goal in eight minutes for 3-3, but a VAR check showed he used his hand. A draw would have eliminated both teams.
“There are a lot of surprises this year, but we had confidence in ourselves,” said Georges-Kévin Nkoudou, who struck the crossbar in the first half for Cameroon. “You know that things can happen very quickly and
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