As the Senegalese stars showed up, on the other hand, Cameroon's biggest star, Andre Onana, had an evening to forget in national team colours.
Senegal will play in the knockout stages of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after a comfortable 3-1 victory over Cameroon at the Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, on Friday.
A classy performance from Ismailia Sarr and Sadio Mane guided the Lions of Teranga past the Indomitable Lions.
Sarr, Mane and Habib Diallo were on target for Senegal, while Jean-Charles Castelletto scored Cameroon's only consolation.
As the Senegalese stars showed up, on the other hand, Cameroon's biggest star, Andre Onana, had an evening to forget in national team colours.
While he wasn't directly at fault for the goals, many felt he could have done much for all the three goals.
The Manchester United goalkeeper was making just his first appearance in this edition, as he arrived late to miss Cameroon's one-all stalemate with Guinea days back.
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Both Ghana and Egypt will need to beat Mozambique and Cape Verde in their next matches if they're to stand any chances of progressing to the knockouts.
Cameroon will now have to beat Gambia in their final group stage match to stand any chance of making it to the Round of 16.
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