Nigeria and Cameroon face each other this Saturday in the round of 16 of CAN 2023. Here is all the essential information on this match.
It’s a poster that smacks of the 1990s. Strongholds of African football and standards of the continent two decades ago, Nigeria and Cameroon meet this Saturday in the round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations. An indecisive shock in which the Indomitable Lions do not necessarily start as favorites.
“In sport, we stay on the positive things and correct the negative a little. So, I think that with the three matches that we have already been able to play (1-1 against Guinea, 1-3 against Cameroon, 3-2 against Gambia), I have reached a point where, today Today, I no longer have the right to calculate, admitted Rigobert Song, after the unconvincing results of his team in the pools. I no longer calculate anything. I want to approach this competition, already, in relation to what happened in the last match and by correcting what went wrong. » In the ranks of Nigeria, Victor Osimhen will obviously be one to watch very closely. The stage is set.
The expected compositions
Nigeria : Nwabali – Aina, Bassey, Ekong, Ajayi, Bassey – Iwobi, Onyeka – Chukwueze, Osimhen, Lookman.
Cameroon : Ondoa – Castelletto, Wooh, Tolo – Mbiayi, Ntcham, Anguissa, Yongwa – Ekambi, Aboubakar, N’Koudou.
Where to watch the game ?
This round of 16 of CAN 2023 between Nigeria and Cameroon will be broadcast this Saturday on beIN SPORTS 1, from 9 p.m. It will also be possible to watch it on the group’s streaming platform, beIN Connect.
