Cameroon Goalkeeper Foils Tunisia

[Folami David]

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Charles Itandje made a string of superb saves to help Cameroon force a 0-0 World Cup Africa play-off draw in Tunisia on Sunday.
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Given a second chance after Cape Verde were disqualified, the Tunisians attacked relentlessly in the early stages only to be foiled by the 30-year-old France-born shot-stopper.
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Cameroon captain Samuel Eto'o, back after a short- lived retirement, was always a threat in the first leg of a tie offering a ticket to the 2014 finals in Brazil.
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The teams, who boast 10 World Cup appearances between them, clash again in the second leg in Yaounde on November 17 with the odds favouring the 'Indomitable Lions'.
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Tunisia flew out of the starting blocks with Amine Chermiti having a shot blocked by Itandje with just 10 seconds gone at Stade Olympique on the outskirts of Tunis.
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Houcine Ragued and Chermiti again went close as the 'Carthage Eagles' sought an early breakthrough while Eto'o saw his long-range shot comfortably saved at the other end.
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Itandje had to be at his acrobatic best on 17 minutes, pushing over a dipping medium-range drive from Wissem Ben Yahia.
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There was no rest for the Cameroon shot-stopper, this time keeping out a Chermiti header as Tunisia used the flanks to create chances.

[Shola Sholaz]

I watched the game. His saves were fantastic! They came at the right time ...