Matches against Cameroon always interesting–Eagles
Nigeria’s Super Eagles are already anticipating a mouth-watering fixture against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the Round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday.
The Eagles who took to the team’s official Twitter handle after the fixture was announced are already looking forward to another victory.
@NGSuperEaglesAnd so it’s our neighbours @FecafootOfficie again. Battles between us have been interesting over the years and the most recent the Eagles were victorious over two legs. So we go again for the win#soarsupereagles #team9jastrong #totalafcon2019,” read the message.
Cameroon defeated Nigeria in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in 1984, 1988 and 2000, but the most painful for the Super Eagles was that agonizing penalty shoot-out loss in front of home fans at the National Stadium, Lagos on 13th February 2000.
In 2004, Jay Jay Okocha spearheaded a sweet 2-1 defeat of then Cup holders (as they are now) Cameroon in a quarterfinal match at the Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet in Monastir, Tunisia and in the 2018 FIFA World Cup
African qualifying series, the Super Eagles lashed the Lions 4-0 in Uyo and were forced to a 1-1 draw in Yaounde.
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The match will kick off at 5pm Nigeria time.