AFCON 2021: Unpopular countries in Cameroon for the Nations Cup
By Guardian Exclusive
29 January 2022 |
5:34 pm
There have been lots of memorable moments at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, most of it involving some of the so-called lesser countries. But do you really know where some of these self-styled smaller nations are situated in Africa?
In this article
- 2021AFCON
- AFCON
- AFCON2021
- Africa
- Africa Cup of Nations
- AfricaCupOfNations
- African football
- Cairo
- Cameroon
- Cameroonian
- capital
- Covid
- FalconsofJediane
- Football
- game
- Garoua
- Inside AFCON 2021
- January
- kick-off
- Launch
- Nigeria
- postponement
- powerhouses
- preparations
- problems
- soccer
- Sport
- Sudan
- Sunday
- SuperEagles
- TotalEnergiesAfcon2021
- tournament
- Yaounde
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