Match Report
The table read 1st (Senegal, 9 pts) against 2nd (Cameroon, 4 pts), 5 points apart. Cameroon ranked just 8th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. In league terms the two rates read 2.67/0.33 for Senegal and 1.67/2 for Cameroon (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.24.
Defeat had not touched Senegal in 5 games. Cameroon had drawn three in a row. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Senegal against 6/15 for Cameroon.
With 38 matches recorded and 1.3 yellow cards per game, M. Mahmood Ismail was the man in the middle. Stade de Yamoussoukro in Yamoussoukro, capacity 1,000, hosted the game. Senegal led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.