Unconvincing Nigeria to face Average Cameroon in AFCON last 16

Ufoama Omojrihe

The stage is now set for the Super Eagles of Nigeria to face the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the Round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations on Saturday.

This clash is interesting for the fact that the two countries have been unconvincing and below par in the on-going AFCON in Ivory Coast

The fixture was confirmed after the Cameroonians rounded off the group stage with a pulsating 3-2 victory over the Gambia on Tuesday night.

By the win, they finished Group C with four points behind Senegal while Guinea who lost to the Teranga Lions also on Tuesday qualified for the knockout as one of the best losers.

Super Eagles reached the knockout stage after beating Guinea Bissau 1-0 on Monday.

In the game at the Stade de la Paix, Cameroon scored twice with time ticking away to snatch a dramatic win and one that eliminated Ghana from the tournament.

In an amazing finish in Bouake, Ebrima Colley scored on 85 minutes to put Gambia 2-1 up only for Joseph Gomez to concede an own goal before an added-time Christopher Wooh goal won a thriller.

Although Cameroon are 80 places above the Gambia in the world rankings, they came under considerable first-half pressure and were lucky to be level at 0-0 by half-time.

The Super Eagles can boast of a solid defence after conceding just one goal but fans are worried that they have been unconvincing in their performance so far.

The game between Nigeria and Cameroun is a clash of two teams who have been average in the current tournament and many believe that sooner or later either of these two will be exposed when they qualify to the next round and meet a more superior team