Cape Verde women held Cameroon to a 1:1 draw in the third Group Stage match of the Africa Cup of Nations on 6 August 2026, extending their unbeaten run to eight games since that elusive 0:0 against Côte d'Ivoire in June.
Cameroon dominated possession at 61 per cent and registered 107 attacks to Cape Verde's 79, but the hosts kept a clean sheet for the second time this campaign and found a way back into it when they needed to. The visitors managed five shots on target but converted only one, their accuracy sitting at 26 per cent compared with Cape Verde's 50.
There were no goals until the visitors took the lead, and then Cape Verde responded to level matters before the break. Cameroon picked up three yellow cards during the second half while the hosts received two, though neither side was reduced to ten men.
Cameroon extended their unbeaten run to eight across all competitions and remain top of the group with seven points from three games, while Cape Verde's result keeps them in fourth place on a solitary point.
The visitors had won their previous two group matches against Ghana and Mali, but this was the first time they had been held in the tournament. Cape Verde, meanwhile, have now gone five matches without a victory since that June stalemate.