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Cameroon 1-0 Uganda: Jang strike hands Cranes defeat in second Afcon U20 game

Cameroon condemned Uganda to a 1-0 loss in the second game of their African Cup of Nations U20 Group A encounter on Wednesday in Nouadhibou, Mauritania.

A first-half strike by Junior Jang Sunday is what separated the Central Africans from the East Africans as the former has set one foot into the quarter-finals

After holding the Central Africans at bay for a quarter of an hour, the Hippos went behind in the 32nd minute when Cameroon's Jang fired past Jack Komakech with a diving header.

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The Cameroonians held onto the slim lead into the half-time break before Morley Byekwaso - who retained his starting XI that featured in the opener - made a double change in the 55th minute.