( CNN ) -- Cape Verde and Ethiopia showed over the weekend that David remains very capable of dealing Goliath a knockout blow in international football as both nations advanced to the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations . Cameroon missed out on a second successive Cup of Nations tournament after a 3-2 aggregate defeat to Cape Verde , which has a population of 500,000 . Trailing 2-0 following last week 's first-leg loss in Praia , the Indomitable Lions fell further behind when striker Heldon Nhuck gave Cape Verde a surprise 1-0 lead in the Cameroonian capital of Yaounde . Achille Emana equalized for Cameroon before half-time but , despite boasting the attacking talent of former Barcelona and Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto ' o , the home team were unable to find the back of the net . A late goal from 16-year-old debutant Fabrice Olinga , who is a graduate of the `` Samuel Eto ' o Foundation '' , finally put Cameroon ahead in the match , but it was n't enough to prevent Cape Verde reaching their Africa Cup of Nations . Also through to January 's 16-team tournament in South Africa is Ethiopia , who beat Sudan 2-0 to advance on away goals , to reach the tournament for the first time in 30 year . Ethiopia lost the first leg 5-3 , but progressed courtesy of goals from Adane Girma and Saladin Seid in Addis Ababa . The tournament , won by Zambia in 2012 , is ordinarily held every two years , but it is being staged in 2013 to avoid the competition clashing with future World Cups and the European Championships . Angola overturned a 3-1 first-leg deficit to beat Zimbabwe on away goals . Former Manchester United striker Manucho scored two headed goals inside the first eight minutes to give his country a 2-0 win . Algeria eased through with a 2-0 victory at home to Libya , wrapping up a 3-0 aggregate success . This edition of the tournament had been due to be staged in Libya , but it was switched to South Africa due to the civil uprising in the country . Burkina Faso reached a third consecutive Cup of Nations by beating Central African Republic 3-2 on aggregate . Central African Republic went 2-0 ahead in the tie and 1-0 up in the match before the hosts replied through Alain Troare . Moumouni Dagano scored from the penalty spot to make it 2-2 on aggregate before Traore scored his second and Burkina Faso 's third to deny Central African Republic a first Cup of Nations appearance . A goal from Tottenham Hotspur striker Emmanuel Adebayor proved crucial for Togo , who won Sunday 's second leg against Gabon 2-1 to seal a 3-2 aggregate success . Niger and Equatorial Guinea complete the tournament line-up following victories against Guinea and Democratic Republic of Congo respectively . The draw for the 29th Africa Cup of Nations will take place in the South African city of Durban on October 24 .
Cameroon fail to qualify for second successive Africa Cup of Nations . The Indomitable Lions have qualified for the tournament in South Africa, but they will be without star striker Samuel Eto'o who is suspended after picking up a thigh injury during Cameroon's 1-0 win over Nigeria on Ethiopia reach CAN for the first time in 30 years after beating Sudan . Angola , Algeria , Burkina Faso , Togo , Niger and Equatorial Guinea also qualify .