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Cameroon rally to advance to last-16 after Cup of Nations classic

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BOUAKE, Ivory Coast : Cameroon fought back with two goals in the closing stages to edge Gambia 3-2 in a thrilling encounter at the Africa Cup of Nations finals and advance from Group C after being minutes from elimination.Defender Christopher Wooh netted a dramatic stoppage-time winner to put the Indomitable Lions second in the group behind Senegal.

They finished ahead of Guinea on goals scored while Gambia were eliminated after a third successive loss.Cameroon had to claw their way back in a game of relentless attack and end-to-end action to keep alive their hopes after falling 2-1 behind with only five minutes left.Cameroon will now face Nigeria in the last-16 in Abidjan on Saturday.

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