Gabon crowned cemac cup champions

Hosts Gabon romped to the 2013 Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) title beating Central African Republic (CAR) 2-0 in the final on Saturday (December 21) in Franceville.

Midfielder Bonaventure Sokambi broke the deadlock on 33 minutes before veteran striker Daniel Cousin put the icing on the cake with his strike on 75 minutes to hand ‘Les Pantheres’ the title.

Cousin finished the zonal tournament as top scorer with four goals whilst teammate Franck Engonga was adjudged the most valuable player of the tournament held from 9-12 December, 2013.

Earlier, Congo snatched bronze after a 2-1 win over Cameroon in the third-place match.

The eight edition of the tournament organized by the Central African Football Federations’ Union (UNIFFAC) features only local-based footballers from members of the zonal union, and also provides a platform to unearth talents.

Meanwhile, Gabon and Congo relied on the tournament to gauge their preparations for next year’s Orange African Nations Championship (CHAN) in South Africa. Gabon will face Burundi, DR Congo and Mauritania in Group D whilst Congo battles Ethiopia, Ghana and Libya in Group C.

Complete results

Group A                            
Gabon         –  Cameroon            3-0  
Cameroon   –  Equatorial Guinea  2-1  
Gabon         –  Equatorial Guinea  2-1  

 

Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Gabon	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6
Cameroon	2	1	0	1	2	4	-2	3
Equatorial Guinea	2	0	0	2	2	4	-2	0

 

Group B
Congo         –  Chad               1-0  
Central African Republic   –  Chad               1-0  
Central African Republic  –  Congo               0-0 (5-4p) 

 

Teams	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Central African Rep.	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4
Congo	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4
Chad	2	0	0	2	0	2	-2	0

 

Semi-final

Gabon         –  Congo               1-0             
Central African Rep.  –  Cameroon            2-2 (4-3p)         

 

Third-place

Congo – Cameroon            2-1

Final
Gabon – Central African Rep.       2-0

 

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