Cameroon and Cape Verde will square off with first place in Group A on the line next Monday after both teams won their opening games in the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday.
Philadelphia Union right back Olivier Mbaizo did not dress for the hosts in their 2-1 win over Burkina Faso to officially kicked off the delayed 2021 edition of the competition held in Africa every two years.
Union midfielder Jamiro Monteiro started in the second game of the day for Cape Verde against Ethiopia. Monteiro was positioned on the left side of the front line in a 3-4-3 formation for the Sharks.