15 January 2010 / REUTERS, LUBANGO, ANGOLA
World Cup-bound teams continued their miserable start to the African Nations Cup on Wednesday with Cameroon suffering an embarrassing 1-0 defeat by neighbor Gabon in their Group D opener.
None of the teams who have qualified for this year’s World Cup in South Africa has won a game in Angola yet, with Algeria, Nigeria and Cameroon losing their opening matches and Ivory Coast being held to a draw. In another surprising result, Zambia, which waas not expected to make it to the next phase, held Tunisia 1-1 in Wednesday’s other Group D match. Gabon, pipped by Cameroon in the race to a World Cup spot last November, enjoyed sweet revenge courtesy of a 17th-minute winner by Daniel Cousin. Cameroon will play Zambia and Tunisia will face Gabon in the group’s next match day on Sunday. Group B fixtures today: Burkina Faso vs. Togo, Cabinda; Ivory Coast vs. Ghana, Cabinda.
