A freekick by Franck Evina saw Cameroon edge Mali 1-0 to register their first Group A win of the Africa Under-23 Cup of Nations at Cairo International Stadium on Monday.
Already with a point in the bag from their first match against Ghana, Cameroon collected their first win.
It was another winless outing for Mali who lost their first game to hosts Egypt and they are now out of the running.
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Mali appeared keen to win this encounter with Boubacar Traore being the first one to make an attempt at goal but saw Cameroon goalkeeper Omossola Medjo alert to repel his shot from the top left corner 13 minutes into the game.