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South Africa 0 Cameroon 0: Aboubakar wasteful in another draw

South Africa and Cameroon cancelled each other out for the second time in three days as Tuesday's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier ended goalless.

The Group M rivals shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw in Limbe on Saturday, and were again evenly matched at Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium.

Returning Cameroon captain Vincent Aboubakar spurned two presentable chances - as well as being fortunate to escape a red card for a wild lunge on Andile Jale - as both nations missed out on the opportunity to collect a valuable win, with Gambia and Mauritania also drawing 0-0 in the pool's other fixture.

Cameroon remain top of the group with two games left to play, but South Africa's hopes of qualification are getting ever slimmer, as they stay four points behind second-placed Mauritania.