The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon yesterday earned the best to face the Tremendous Eagles within the second spherical of the continued Africa Cup of Nations after a pulsating 3-2 defeat to Gambia in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast.
The Lions earned their passage the onerous means: they got here from 1-2 down after 89 minutes to win 3-2 after 99 minutes.
Senegal gained Group C by 9 factors after a 2-0 win over Guinea, due to second-half objectives from Abdoulaye Seck and Iliman Ndiaye. Guinea, who completed second in yesterday's matches, dropped to 3rd place with the identical 4 factors as Cameroon.
Nigeria certified for the second spherical after a 1-0 defeat to Guinea-Bissau on Monday, giving them seven factors from three video games, becoming a member of Equatorial Guinea, who topped the group with the next aim distinction.
The final time Nigeria met Cameroon within the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019, the Tremendous Eagles had a 3-2 victory with Odion Ighalo and Alex Iwobi scoring for the Tremendous Eagles. However earlier than that, Nigeria and Cameroon had been concerned in traditional clashes on the Africa Cup of Nations, with the Indomitable Lions beating the Tremendous Eagles twice within the closing to win the championship in 1984 and 2000.
Nigeria had the higher hand in 1992, beating the Cameroonians within the third place on the championship in Senegal. The Tremendous Eagles additionally defeated Cameroon within the quarter-finals of the 2004 version in Tunisia, earlier than the 2019 victory in Egypt.
