Cameroon 0-0 Ghana: 5 Talking Points | African Cup of Nations 2019

#2 It took a long time for chances to get created

Another chance wasted.

While the accurate passing percentages of both teams were over 80%, it was all pointless possession that did not achieve much.

Cameroon, who held 57% of the possession and made 87% successful passes, managed only four key passes. Ghana did a lot better with 13 key passes from an 83% successful pass rate.

Also, while Cameroon had eight shots at goal, Ghana had 15, but the very poor finishing on display set a goalless result in stone.

However, these are just stats. Apart from Kwabena's shot at the bar, Bassogog’s volley at Mensah's chest, Wakaso's effort just wide, and a first-half Bassogog chance saved by Ofori, nothing else exciting happened in the final third. Both teams couldn't fashion chances to yield any results.

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#3 This game had a notable number of fouls for only one yellow card

The fouls affected the game negatively

While much of this hulabaloo was the referee's doing in the first place, the players themselves did get into a number of altercations that the officials had to halt the game for.

Cameroon had all of 16 fouls, with a quarter of that caused by 28-year-old centre-back Ngadeu-Ngadjui. Ghana, on the other hand, had 11 fouls, with Jordan Ayew singularly causing four.

While the fouls affected the game negatively, the number of tackles were a more positive point to take home for Ghana.

The Black Stars had a total of 23 tackles, with the attacking players - Jordan and Andre Ayew - effectively partaking in a third. Cameroon, however, had 18 tackles in total, with wing forwards - N'Jie and Bassogog - contributing half of the team's effort.