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Day 5 Roundup: Togo surprise heavyweights Cameroon, Zambia start life with late goal

Favourites Cameroon now stare a shock exit in the face, but still stand a chance to turn the tides.
WAFCON 2022 roundup: Togo surprise heavyweights Cameroon, Zambia start life with late goal
WAFCON 2022 roundup: Togo surprise heavyweights Cameroon, Zambia start life with late goal

The 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations progressed even further on Wednesday as Group B took centre stage with their second round of group games.

For Zambia's Copper Queens, life finally started like they wanted, while for Tunisia's Carthage Eagles, the opposite was the case. Togo and Cameroon, on their ends, had to settle for a point with both sides, yet to win a game.

Here's how day five went down.

Zambia 1-0 Tunisia

Zambia's second game against Tunisia at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca was an important one for the Copper Queens and they got precisely what they wanted at the sound of the final whistle - their first win of the tournament.

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The slick, exciting contest saw Zambia apply lots of pressure to the Tunisians throughout the game, with the North Africans' defence proving to be quite strong.

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