adminFIVE facts on the Africa Cup of Nations Group D match between Cameroon and Ivory Coast in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday:
Cameroon have won five of the seven previous Cup of Nations match-ups with Ivory Coast and drawn the other two. The widest winning margin was 3-0 in a 2000 group game.
The Ivorian Elephants are ranked third in Africa by FIFA and the Cameroonian Indomitable Lions eighth. The gap between the nations in the world rankings is 14 places.
While the Ivory Coast squad includes four English Premier League stars — brothers Kolo and Yaya Toure, Cheick Tiote and Wilfried Bony — Cameroon do not have any.
Ivory Coast have scored in 13 of their previous 14 Cup of Nations matches. The only time they drew a blank was when losing the 2012 final to Zambia on penalties after a goalless draw.
Cameroon have won seven, drawn six and lost two of 15 matchday 3 group games at the Cup of Nations with the most decisive victories being 3-0 against Togo in 2002 and Sudan six years later. — Yahoo News
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter