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Day 7 today, Nigeria playing Sudan and Egypt taking on Guinea-Bissau – we’ll look ahead to those games. A surprise as Ghana were held to a draw by Gabon, and Senegal failed to impress again. And with Zimbabwe the first team to exit the tournament, we hear from one of their former AFCON stars, Joel Lupahla. 
 
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On this week’s show we take a look at the early stages of the AFCON in Cameroon, as the hosts made a statement with the biggest win of the tournament so far, beating Ethiopia 4-1 on Thursday and The Gambia made a winning start. We look at which other teams are impressing so far, and also we ask why there are small crowds at most of the games, with Cameroon’s reputation as a football-loving country. Plus Stuart on the EPL, as Man City play Chelsea on Wednesday.

Cameroon roared yesterday with a 4-1 win over Ethiopia seeing them the first team to make it to the knockout stage. Day 6 today, and it’s a busy one, with four games to look forward too, and we assess Ghana’s prospects as we speak to leading African football statistician Nuhu Adams.

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Day 5 today, and Cameroon play Ethiopia, with a win taking them to the knockout stage. Huge controversy as the referee ended the Mali v Tunisia match early, while The Gambia made a winning start in their first appearance at the Nations Cup. And we investigate why there are very small crowds at most of the games, when Cameroon is known as a football-crazy nation.

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A significant win for Nigeria over Egypt in Group D – we analyse the match, as Mohamed Salah failed to deliver for the Pharaohs. And we go to Limbe ahead of The Gambia’s first-ever game at the AFCON, as they face Mauritania tonight.

Low-scoring games, with some teams looking below their best was the story of Day 2 on Monday. We analyse the matches, and we look ahead to Tuesday’s games as Nigeria roll into action against Egypt. And more from Nigeria goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi. 
 
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Today we look back at Cameroon’s win over Burkina Faso in the opening match, and we look ahead to today’s games, with Morocco taking on Egypt in the game of the day, as Senegal begin their campaign against Zimbabwe.  
And Nigeria goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi tell us about the expectations for the Super Eagles. 
 
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We look ahead to the opening games, with Cameroon playing Burkina Faso and Cape Verde taking on Ethiopia, and we hear from fans in Cameroon, who are hoping for the Indomitable Lions to go all the way.
And we ask if any of the smaller teams can spring some surprises - Zimbabwe defender Onsimo Bhasera is hopeful.

One day to go to the big #AFCON2021 kick-off, and in #CameroonRoars show 1 we’ll be highlighting some of the star players to look out for, and some of the youngsters who might make an impression. Plus we’ll hear from Ivory Coast legend Didier Drogba, who’s expecting a great tournament, and Caf president Patrice Motsepe too.

On this week’s show we look ahead to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations finals, which get underway on Sunday in Cameroon. Lots of predictions, and we hear from the city of Douala. 
And with 35 EPL players at the AFCON, Stuart looks at which players will be missed by their clubs the most, and which players have a chance to impress at the AFCON so that they can get more of a chance at club level. 
 
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