LUBANGO, Angola, (Reuters) – Substitute Achille Webo set up two goals as Cameroon snatched a 2-2 draw against Tunisia to scrape into the African Nations Cup quarter-finals yesterday.
Webo, who came on as a second-half replacement for Jean Makoun, provided Samuel Eto’o and Landry Nguemo with perfect back passes as Cameroon twice fought back to finish second in Group D.
They will take on Egypt, who beat them in the 2008 final, in Benguela, while Zambia, who went through at the top of Group D on goals scored after beating Gabon 2-1, will face Nigeria in Lubango.
Tunisia, eliminated after drawing their three games, had gone ahead in the first minute through Amine Chermiti and again in the 63rd when defender Aurelien Chedjou netted into his own goal.
Gabon, Cameroon and Zambia all finished on four points, with Zambia winning a mini-league between them on goals scored (4), ahead of Cameroon (3) and Gabon (2).
Veteran Rigobert Song, whose blunders cost Cameroon two goals in their first two games, started on the bench but that did not prevent the Indomitable Lions from conceding the early goal.
The central defence was caught snoozing when striker Chermiti connected with a Khaled Souissi cross to head home after 50 seconds.
