Ghana and Cameroon win opening games of Women's Africa Cup of Nations

By Nancy Gillen
Saturday, 17 November 2018

Hosts Ghana beat Algeria in the first game of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations ©CAF

Hosts Ghana and Cameroon got off to winning starts at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations taking place in the Ghanaian capital of Accra.

Ghana beat Algeria 1-0 at the Accra Sports Stadium after defender Gladys Amfobea scored in the 13th minute.

The second game of the day saw Cameroon come from behind to beat Mali 2-1.

? HIGHLIGHTS .. Cameroon 2-1 Mali
Group A #TotalAWCON18 pic.twitter.com/3Fg622lpF8
— Total Women's Africa Cup of Nations (@CAF_AWCON) November 17, 2018

Aissata Traore scored first for Mali, before Claudine Meffometou Tcheno and Ajara Nchout ensured a victory for Cameroon.

They and the hosts now both have three points in Group A.

Tomorrow will see the first games of Group B as Nigeria play South Africa and Zambia meet Equatorial Guinea.

The Oceania Football Confederation Women's Nations Cup will also begin in New Caledonia, with New Zealand defending their title.

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