The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon are African champions after coming from a goal down to beat Egypt 2-1 in the Africa Cup of Nations final in Gabon.
Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny had given the Pharaohs the lead with a well taken strike after 22 minutes.
Cameroon boss Hugo Broos then brought on N’Koulou for the injured Teikeu after 33 minutes and star striker Vincent Aboubakar for Tambe at half time.
Those changes proved pivotal for the Indomitable Lions, with N’Koulou heading in the equaliser after 59 minutes.
Aboubakar then broke Egyptian hearts when he expertly brought down a long ball forward before beating two Egypt defenders and sending a volley past 44-year-old El Hadar with two minutes remaining.
It was the 66th goal scored in the 2017 edition of the tournament
The win gives Cameroon a fifth African title and their first since 2002, denying the Egyptians a record eighth continental crown.
Meanwhile it is the sixth major final Egypt coach Hector Cuper has lost in his managerial career including two successive UEFA Champions League final losses with Spanish club Valencia.
The Cameroonians will now defend the African title on home soil, as the central African nation are hosts of the next edition of AFCON in 2019
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