AFCON 2023: Nigeria to Trade Tackles with Cameroon in The Last-16
Nigeria will trade tackles with Cameroon in the last-16 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
The Super Eagles booked their spot in the last-16 of the AFCON on Monday after beating Guinea-Bissau 1-0 in their last Group A fixture.
After finishing as runners-up in group a, the Super Eagles were scheduled to meet with the runners-up in Group C.
After the final round of Group C matches played on Tuesday, Senegal sealed the top spot with nine points following a 2-0 victory over Guinea.
With their tough loss to Senegal, Guinea lost second place as Cameroon rallied late to beat Gambia 3-2 in the other group match.
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The Cameroonians were on the way out of the competition by the 85th minute when Gambia led by 2-1 after turning around a one-goal deficit.
However, luck smiled in the direction of the Indomitable Lions two minutes later when Gambia’s defender James Gomez put through his own, and Christopher Wooh headed home a stoppage-time winner for the former champions.
The last Nigeria faced Cameroon in the knockout round of the AFCON was in 2019, when an Odion Ighalo Brace and a fine Alex Iwobi strike propelled the Super Eagles to a 3-2 victory.
Cameroon is, however, Nigeria’s worst nightmare at the AFCON, with the indomitable lions beating the eagles at the 1984, 1988, and 2000 finals to win gold.
