The goalkeeper soap of the Comoros ends with a smile and a tear.
Occasional goalkeeper Chaker Alhadhur, who normally plays in the back line, surprised friend and foe with excellent parades. However, he could not prevent the elimination in the 1/8th finals of the Africa Cup against Cameroon
Kent u Chaker Alhadhur?
Don’t worry, we didn’t know him before today either. Alhadur was in goal for the Comoros tonight in their 1/8th final of the Africa Cup against host country Cameroon.
Although he himself will also be surprised by this job description. The number 3 of the Comoros is normally posted in the back line. But due to a corona wave at the national selection, which ensured that no goalkeeper was entitled to play, he had to take place between the posts today.
He wasn’t bad at all. Just look at these rescues:
Despite his excellent performance, the brave goalkeeper was unable to keep his team in the Africa Cup. Alhadur had to grab a ball from his net twice.
After barely six minutes, the team of the island group also had to continue with ten. Captain Nadjim Abdou was sent off for a late tackle with a red card.
In the 81st minute, Alhadur’s ten-man team scored another goal. But the damage was already done.
Cameroon thus places itself together with Burkina Faso, Tunisia and Tom Saintfiet’s Gambia for the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup.
