Giants meeting honoured Captain Ahmed Hassan One hundred and seventy caps since it all began
Led his men to a battling victory over Cameroon
With humid heat reflecting off the dazzling sand dune
Skipper gifted Lions the lead by heading in his corner
Near post blunder from a cross by Achille Emana
Old hand Hassan scored again at the other end
Long-range bouncer past Kameni the best way to amend
A goalless second half was far from sublime
Forcing the Benguela game into extra time
Contentious third goal dulled a lot off the shine
Yes from Ref Damon, despite the ball not crossing the line
Lions cried out for a flash of skill from Eto’o
Instead a fatal sealing strike from Mohamed Gedo
Shoddy intercepted back-pass from Geremi
Tucked away with ease through the legs of Kameni
Le Guen's men hard done by the popular opinion
Bad to worse as Chedjou sent packing late on
Mouth watering semi with foes Algeria and Egypt
Football gets set for yet another thrilling script
Number 7
©Emdad Rahman
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