The indomitable lions of Cameroon have won the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon after coming from behind to defeat the pharaohs of Egypt.
Vincent Aboubakar’s 88th minute strike ensured the Cameroonians win the tournament for the fifth time.
Arsenal's Mohammed Elneny opened the scoring in the first half when he met Salah's pass and scored at the near post.
Cameroon brought on Nkoulou in the first half and he proved his worth in the second half with the equalizer.
Aboubakar scored the winner when he controlled a long ball played out from the defense, lobbed the first defender in his way and volleyed the ball on the floor to score.
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This is Cameroon's first AFCON title win since 2002 and their fifth overall. Egyot were denied their eighth overall African title.
Cameroon will also play at the upcoming 2017 Confederations Cup.
Below is our live coverage of the AFCON 2017 final match between Egypt and Cameroon
FT: Egypt 1 - 2 Cameroon...Cameroon are AFCON Champions and will play in the 2017 Confederations Cup.
Cameroon were the better team throughout the final and their attacking play paid off.
90'+ Elneny's free kick is well over....Cameroon could win this now
90' Three minutes stoppage time given....Sobhi wins a freekick outside the box
89' Aboubakar controlled a long ball played out from the defense, lobbed the first defender in his way and volleyed the ball on the floor to score
87' GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLL!!!! Cameroon score....Vincent Aboubakar scores...is this the winner?
79' WHAT A MISS! Bassagog's cutback from the left is connected with by Moukandjo but its hit way over. He had all the time in the world to control and shoot to what ever angle.
76' CHANCE! Ekambi is selfish after a wonderful run from his own box. He tries to shoot from outside the box when a pass was the better option. Well WIDE.
70' CHANCE! Aboubakar shows nice footwork to dummy defenders after receiving a pass on the right. His left footed shot is blocked and Moukandjo's rebound is blocked for a corner
69' Nkoulou goes up again for a header from a free-kick but its over
61' Bassong wins a corner with was cleared, the rerurning cross is converted by Nkoulou
59' GOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!! Cameroon equalize...Nkoulou scores...he is a first half substitute
57' Salah does well to win a freekick from a tight angle, but the delivery is cleared
54' If Cameroon need to get anything out of this game, they might need to invite the Egyptians to attack them as there has been little space in the Egyptian defense
50' Ahmed Hegazy has been at the rock at the heart of the defense for Egypt. He does well to block a cross from the right which would have been met by VIncent Aboubakar
47' Like the first half, Cameron have gone all out attacking
46' SUB: Ndip Tambe comes off, Vincent Aboubakar comes on for Cameroon
HT: Egypt 1 - 0 Cameroon
Elneny's goal at the near post is the difference at half-time
44' SAVE! Ondoa has to be sharp to save a long ball to Salah. The AS Roma man looked a sure bet to score
40' PHOTO: Mohammed Elneny celebrates his goal
36' OVER! Tambe nods a ball over the bar from a corner kick
33' CHANCE! Bassagog misses a golden opportunity. Essam punches Onyongo's cross from the left to the path of Bassagog but the youngster decides its better to use his dominant left foot to shoot when his right could have been better
30' SUB: Teikeu off, Nkoulou comes on...this is an injury enforced absence for Cameroon
28' Egypt going with a counter-attacking style, the same one which brought about the goal. Still Egypt 1 - 0 Cameroon
24' The Indomitable Lions continues attacking but still cannot find a way past the Pharoah's defense
22' Mohammed Salah picks the ball on the right and sends the ball to an overlapping Elneny. The Arsenal midfielder looks up to pass but sees Ondoa has not covered his post well and shoots at first bar. GOAL!
21' GOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!!! Mohammed Elneny scores
16' Cameroon are doing all playing and showing better attacking intent but Egypt standing strong in defense
11' OVER! Bassagog is gifted a wonderful ball just in front of the box by Elneny but the youngster is selfish and shots over when a pass was the better option
10' Ten minutes gone and still no goal, however the two teams are showing a lot of attacking intent. Said's ball Salah is just too far. Cameroon attack immediately but Bassagog's run on the left is easily halted by Elneny
7' Salah is shown space on the right but his forward pass to Hassan is too strong and it goes out for a goal kick
6' SHOT FROM RANGE! Siani's curling effort from range after a cut back back by Ekambi is easily saved
2' Cameroon have bossed the early possession so far
1' We are under way in Libreville and which of these sides will clinch the much coveted AFCON 2017 trophy. The pharaohs with the first kick of the ball
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