Kasimpasa Turkey centre-back Kenneth Omeruo has stated he’s assured the Tremendous Eagles can beat any group they face within the ongoing 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Omeruo expressed confidence within the Tremendous Eagles to go forward and defeat any 'enemy' forward of the AFCON 2023 Spherical of 16 crunch match between Nigeria and the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon.
The previous Chelsea and CD Leganes centre-back stated this on Wednesday whereas chatting with Tremendous Eagles media officer Babafemi Raji after the group's coaching in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
“Cameroon is clearly a well-known face, it’s a nation we have now performed towards a number of instances,” stated Omeruo, who has performed towards Cameroon six instances, successful thrice, drawing twice and dropping as soon as.
“We’re targeted, we’re coaching and by the point the match will get nearer, we consider within the coaches (Tremendous Eagles supervisor, Jose Peseiro & Co) who will present us with the perfect techniques to win the match.”
Omeruo, an AFCON winner after reaching the feat with the Tremendous Eagles in South Africa 2013 underneath the late Stephen Keshi, additionally informed Raji that he and his teammates are very assured.
“We now have confidence in it. After the final match, we stated to ourselves: whoever we get, we simply have to stay to our recreation plan and provides it 100%, then we are able to beat any group,” stated Omeruo.
In the meantime, Nigeria's Tremendous Eagles will purpose to beat Cameroon for the third time in a row on the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) when each side meet within the spherical of 16 on Saturday.
They clashed within the quarter-finals of Tunisia 2004. A well-taken free kick from Jay Jay Okocha helped Nigeria destroy the Indomitable Lions' hopes of a 3rd straight AFCON after a 2–1 win in an exciting match.
The final time Nigeria confronted Cameroon within the knockout spherical of the AFCON was in 2019 (spherical of 16), when an Odion Ighalo brace and a wonderful strike from Alex Iwobi lifted the Tremendous Eagles to a 3-2 win.
