Africa Cup of Nations · Saturday 4 March 1972 · Yaoundé, Cameroon
Cameroon 5–2 DR Congo (4 Mar 1972): Result & Goals
Goals
- 4'
Jean-Paul Akono penCameroon - 13'
Kakoko EtepéDR Congo - 17'Mayanga MakuDR Congo
- 31'Paul-Gaston N'DongoCameroon
- 32'Norbert OwonaCameroon
- 34'Philippe Michel MouthéCameroon
- 42'Jean-Baptiste N'DogaCameroon
Pre-match prediction
28%29%43%
Cameroon winDrawDR Congo win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 7 between Cameroon and DR Congo.
- Head-to-head before this game: Cameroon 3 wins, DR Congo 1, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: DR Congo 2–1 Cameroon on 30 January 1969 (International Friendly).
- Cameroon won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- DR Congo won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 10 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Cameroon 1511, DR Congo 1691 — DR Congo were favourites.
Cameroon: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Congo2 Mar 1972 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–1 vs Mali28 Feb 1972 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–0 vs Togo26 Feb 1972 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–1 vs Kenya23 Feb 1972 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–2 vs Nigeria13 Feb 1972 · International Friendly
DR Congo: last 5 matches
- 3–4 vs Mali2 Mar 1972 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–1 vs Morocco29 Feb 1972 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–0 vs Congo27 Feb 1972 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–1 vs Sudan25 Feb 1972 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 3–0 vs Zambia27 Oct 1971 · AFCON Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- DR Congo2–1Cameroon30 Jan 1969 · International Friendly
- Cameroon2–1DR Congo19 Jul 1964 · International Friendly
- Cameroon1–1DR Congo13 Jul 1964 · International Friendly
- Cameroon2–2DR Congo22 Apr 1964 · International Friendly
- DR Congo2–4Cameroon2 Jan 1956 · International Friendly
- DR Congo2–3Cameroon24 Sep 1953 · International Friendly