Soccer-Aboubakar, Toko Ekambi at the double as Cameroon thump Ethiopia


Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations - Group A - Cameroon v Ethiopia - Stade d'Olembe, Yaounde, Cameroon - January 13, 2022 Cameroon's Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa remonstrates with the fourth official as the coach Toni Conceicao intervenes REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Hosts Cameroon overcame another hesitant start to crush Ethiopia 4-1 on Thursday and advance to the next stage of the Africa Cup of Nations with their second successive Group A victory.

Captain Vincent Aboubakar and Karl Toko Ekambi both scored twice as Cameroon turned in a strong second-half performance and advanced to six points after also winning their opening game against Burkina Faso.

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