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By Brian Homewood
TAMALE, Ghana, Feb 4 - Cameroon's physical
strength was decisive in helping them beat Tunisia 3-2 in
Monday's African Nations Cup quarter-final, Tunisia coach Roger
Lemerre said.
"It's not easy to play a team like Cameroon, they are
physically very strong," the Frenchman told reporters.
"The good physical preparation of our opponents was the
main reason for the Cameroon win."
Cameroon coach Otto Pfister emphasised his team's
goalscoring prowess on a day when Samuel Eto'o failed to hit
the target but unsung midfielder Stephane Mbia scored twice and
full back Geremi notched the other.
"We scored five against Zambia, three against Sudan and we
have scored another three days today.
"We have only two days to rest before the semi-final
against Ghana but tonight we will sleep well, we have medical
staff and we will be ready."
Cameroon face hosts Ghana in Thursday's semi-final.
Cameroon raced into a 2-0 lead in half an hour before
Tunisia hit back to make it 2-2 at the end of normal time.
Cameroon's winner came two minutes into extra time.
"We are very sad tonight but we are also very proud because
it's hard to come back from 2-0 down against a big team like
Cameroon," said midfielder Mehdi Nafti.
Tunisia captain Radhi Jaidi said: "I'm proud to be part of
this young team which is full of quality and full of good
football."
"I never lost confidence even when we were 2-0 down.
"We played very well, we didn't deserve to lose this game
but there's always a winner and a loser."
(Editing by Ed Osmond)