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Nigeria’s coach, José Peseiro, is confident about a victory against Cameroon in their Africa Cup of Nations round-of-16 clash at Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny in Abidjan.
Despite historical challenges, Peseiro remains focused on winning and progressing in the tournament.
Nigeria, finishing second in Group A, aims to continue their unbeaten run, drawing with Equatorial Guinea and securing wins against Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau to reach this stage.
Cameroon secured the second spot in Group C, drawing 1-1 with Guinea, losing 3-1 to Senegal, and winning 3-2 against The Gambia.
Both teams have a combined eight AFCON titles, with Cameroon holding five and Nigeria three.
In recent matchups, Nigeria has dominated, winning in the 2004 quarterfinals in Tunisia and the 2019 round-of-16 in Egypt.
“We don’t want to concede; we want to score a goal and maintain our lead. We expect that history will not repeat itself at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny.
“Even if the statistics are not for us, we are going to play. It is a mission that has been entrusted to us, and we are going to try to carry it out. We want to win; we want to stay in this tournament until the end,” Peseiro said.
Nigerian winger Moses Simon said the team had improved since beating Cameroon in 2019. “We feel good. We take the matches one after the other, and we hope to do like in the previous matches.
“In 2019, we played against Cameroon; we know they are strong, and I think today they are better than in 2019, and we also improved as well. We know their weak points, and so we will take the match as it comes,” he noted.
Cameroon coach Rigobert Song said his team is focused and ready. “We know what we need to do and where we need to go. We have prepared and remain focused. We started slowly, moving up gradually. At this stage of the competition, I think there are no more things to look for.
“In three matches, I no longer have the right to calculate; I have to correct what didn’t work. I will do everything necessary to obtain a positive result,” he stated.
Striker Faris Moumbagna promised a 200% effort. “We prepared well, the atmosphere is good in the group. We are going to stay in the same state of mind and continue to give the best of us.
“We are going to approach this match with 200% effort. We are going to give everything on the pitch, like we did against Gambia; we are not going to give up,” he said.
The victor in the West African showdown will progress to the quarterfinals. Nigeria aims for a fourth AFCON title, while Cameroon pursues a sixth, both teams eager to enhance their trophy collections.
SOURCE: NEWS AGENCIES
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