AFCON 2021 third places finishers the indominatable lions of Cameroon are at the verge of missing out in in the Quarter 2022 FIFA world after suffering a shock 1 – 0 home defeat in the hands of 2019 AFCON champions Algeria .

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Islam Slimani got the only goal of the game in the 40th minutes after heading in a set piece.

The Indomitable Lions will have to put Friday’s disappointment behind them when they face Algeria in the second leg on Tuesday.

And in another playoff tie in which was played simultaneously with the Cameroon vs Algeria fixture, Tunisia pipped Mali 1-0 away.

Am own goal by Moussa Sissoko was enough to give Tunisia the first leg win.

Five minutes from the end of the first half, things went from bad to worse for Sissoko as he was shown a straight red card.