Burkina Faso 3-3p Cameroon: Hosts end on a high to claim third place on penalties after remarkable comeback

In a game that lacked quality but had its fair share of drama, Cameroon did the impossible to turn a topsy-turvy game on its head and beat Bukina Faso on penalties after a 3-3 draw in the bronze medal match at the Africa Cup of Nations. Strikes from Steeve Yago and Djibril Ouattara sandwiched a calamitous Andre Onana own goal looked as though they were enough to secure the third-placed finish for Kamou Malo's side, as three was very much the charm… or so it would seem.

Ad/> A game where the tempo was marred by fouls from both sides and with a sheer lack of clear-cut chances, Burkina took the lead against the run of play, as left-back Yago popped up at the far post on 24 minutes to convert a sumptuous Issa Kabore cross as both full-backs combined to seize first blood. Africa Cup of NationsEgypt into AFCON final as heroic Gabal saves two penalties in shoot-out03/02/2022 AT 18:20 Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana practically threw the second into his own net as another Kabore cross caused bedlam; and after VAR had adjudged that the right-back kept the ball in play, Onana's blushes were not spared as Burkina found themselves two up on the stroke of the interval.

It was three not long after: Ouattara powerfully nodding beyond the hapless Onana from a delightful Bertrand Traore inswinger, as Burkina Faso threatened to run riot and pile the embarrassment onto their Cameroonian counterparts. Antonio Oliveira threw on his stars from the bench in a desperate attempt to save the game, but as shots rained down on the Burkina goalmouth, the Indomitable Lions just couldn't seem to force the issue as Burkina held firm.