Cameroon routs Mauritius 6-0 in African qualifier

Cameroon routs Mauritius 6-0 in African qualifier

Published Sep. 3, 2011 3:02 p.m. ET

Cameroon routed Mauritius 6-0 Saturday to revive its chances of qualifying for next year's African Cup of Nations.

Cameroon scored all six goals in the second half after Mauritius put up a stubborn defense for the first 45 minutes.

Midfielder Leoni Kweke finally broke the deadlock with a hard shot right after the break, and Mathew Nbuta added the second in the 62nd.

Captain Samuel Eto'o converted a penalty in the 70th and Eric Choupo-Moting added two late goals.

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The win gives Cameroon eight points from five games in Group E, but still trailing leader Senegal by two points with a game more played.

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