Senegal's Moussa Konate forces a tie against host Britain, while the Cameroon Lionesses still stand strong despite loss

          
           Moussa Konate celebrates a goal while the Lionesses still stand strong, hoping to roar back!

Soccer Olympic events are a step ahead of all other Olympic events due to scheduling. Although the Games officially begin today, the soccer events started on July 25th, with women's soccer, followed by men's soccer on July 26th. Not a very strong start for the African teams ! The only two African women's soccer teams which qualified for the Olympics faced tough opponents in their 1st round matches. The Cameroon Lionesses were overwhelmed with a tactically sound Brazilian women's team, as they lost 5-0, while the South African women's team could not find their rhythm in a 4-1 loss to Sweden. The Cameroon Lionesses are still standing strong, hoping to roar back when they meet Britain on Saturday.

On the men's side, Senegal, Gabon and Morocco fought hard to finish with a tie against their opponents while Egypt lost 3-2 to Brazil.

Cheers !! Here's to shaking off a tough start and getting ready for wins in Round 2 !!

Results

Women's Soccer: July 25th

Group E: Cameroon Lost 0-5 to Brazil
Group F: South Africa loses 1-4 to Sweden

Men's Soccer: July 26th
Group D: Morocco tied 2-2 with Honduras
Group B: Gabon tied 1-1 with Switzerland
Group C: Egypt loses 2-3 to Brazil
Group A: Senegal ties 1-1 with Great Britain