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Good afternoon and welcome to AfricanFootball.com for our live coverage of the 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifier between Cameroon and South Africa from Limbe Omnisports Stadium in Limbe.
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The reverse fixture is scheduled for the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Tuesday.
Full-Time: Cameroon 2-2 South Africa
Tokelo Rantie and Hlompho Kekana found the back of the net for Bafana Bafana with Sébastien Siani and Nicolas Nkoulou on the score-sheet for the hosts.
90+4' PENALTY? NO! Serero goes down in the area, but the referee says no penalty.
90+2' CLEARED OFF THE LINE! Unbelievable last ditch defending by Hlatshwayo to deny Cameroon the winner!
90' Three minutes added to the second-half.
78' Second substitute for Cameroon; Marvin Matip replaces goalscorer Siani.
72' Twala replaces Makola.
70' Crowd now getting in behind the Indomitable Lions who are all over South Africa at the moment.
66' GOAL! Nkoulou pulls Cameroon level once again! The Marseille defender heads in from a set-piece. Poor defending by South Africa .
58' Abang replaces Salli for Cameroon
50' UNBELIEVABLE! Kekana with the goal of the qualifiers! The South African midfielder picks up the ball in his own half before firing the ball into the back of the net from over 50 yards! The crowd in Limbe are stunned silent.
46' Second-Half is underway.
46' Change for South Africa; Serero replaces Gabuza
46+2' Half-Time: Cameroon 1-1 South Africa
46+1' GOAL!!! Siani with a great strike to pull Cameroon level; controls with his chest before firing an unstoppable volley past Khune.
45' Coetzee on for the injured Ngcongca
44' CHANCE!!! Rantie with a golden chance to double South Africa's lead on the cusp of half-time. Jali with a superb chip over the Cameroon defence to set the striker through on goal, but Ndy stands his ground to pull off a good save.
43' Cameroon continue to look dangerous from set-pieces with Khune forced into another save from a header attempt.
38' SAVE! Brilliant save by Khune to deny Cameroon the equaliser from a corner-kick.
30' Half-hour played in Limbe and South Africa still lead 1-0. The home crowd starting to voice their frustration as Bafana Bafana remain resilient in defence.
23' SAVE! Bedimo bursts into the area and directs his shot on target, but Khune is well positioned at the near post to clear from danger.
17' GOAL! Rantie opens the scoring for the visitors. The Bournemouth forward beats the offside trap, weaves his way past the onrushing goalkeeper before firing into an empty net.
5' CHANCE! Bekamenga offered space inside the area, but his shot is straight at Khune and Mathoho clears the rebound.
1' - Kick-Off in Limbe!
- No Vincent Aboubakar for the Indomitable Lions today; the Porto forward is suspended. Cameroon have a lot of injury worries, but still boast a strong starting XI with Stephane Mbia and Allan Nyom among the notable names included in Hugo Broos eleven.
- Itumeleng Khune captains South Africa with Hlompho Kekana starting alongside Andile Jali in midfield. The Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder recalled to the national team for the first time since Shakes Mashaba took over the reins.
- Tokelo Rantie and Thamsanqa Gabuza start in attack despite having managed but two goals between them in league action this season.
Cameroon: Ndy Assembe; Nyom, Nkoulou, Chedjou,Bedimo - Mbia - Siani (M.Matip 78') - Mandjeck - Zoua, Bekamenga, Salli (Abang 58')
South Africa: Khune; Ngcongca (Coetzee 45'), Hlatshwayo, Mathoho, Matlaba - Jali, Kekana, Masango, Makola (Twala 72') - Rantie, Gabuza (Serero 46')
