The Indomitable Lions sealed the win in the 42nd minute as Felix Tcheounde’s shot took a deflection to beat the goalkeeper for the second time.
Despite a solid performance in the second-half, DR Congo were unable to equalise and crashed out of the competition.
“Congratulations to Cameroon. Two individual mistakes penalised us,” Ibenge told
“Cameroon didn’t have more opportunities than that, but they were very realistic on those occasions and that s what made the difference.
“If you take a good look at the second half, I think we rather dominated the game. We didn t give up, we didn t look down, we played to the end.
The two-time champions were rewarded in the 20th minute when Lilepo rose highest to head home a corner kick.
However, that goal did little to stop determined Cameroon from pushing for goals. They upped their tempo, throwing everything they got on attack amid cheers from their fans.
Finally, the Central Africa nation managed to get an equalizer in the 28th minute. Goalkeeper Ley Matampi failed to clear the danger in his area, and the ball fell in the path of Ndjeng for an easy tap-in, much to the relief of their fans.
The winning goal came in the 41st minute when Tcheoude s strike took a wicked deflection before finding the back of the net.