Nigeria's Tremendous Eagles and Cameroon's Indomitable Lions will renew their rivalry after they meet within the sixteenth spherical of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
The titanic battle between two African soccer heavyweights will happen on Saturday, January 27, 2024 on the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan.
The Tremendous Eagles completed second behind Equatorial Guinea in Group A, whereas the Indomitable Lions relied on a late comeback towards Gambia to maneuver behind defending AFCON champions Senegal in Group C.
Cameroon captain Richard Abega (l) shakes fingers with Nigeria captain Stephen Keshi (r) earlier than the 1984 AFCON finals in Abidjan.
Either side have a long-standing rivalry on the AFCON, which began with the ultimate of the 1984 match, which by the way passed off in Ivory Coast.
Cameroon triumphed 3-1 towards Nigeria to clinch their first-ever AFCON title regardless of trailing within the match.
Each groups met twice in the course of the AFCON in Morocco in 1988: within the group stage which ended 1-1 and within the closing which Cameroon received 1-0.
Nigerian Stephen Keshi dribbles into the Cameroonian penalty space in the course of the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations closing on the Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca.
The Tremendous Eagles registered their first AFCON win towards Cameroon because of a 2-1 victory within the third-placed match on the 1992 AFCON in Senegal.
The 2000 version, which was co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria, noticed Cameroon as soon as once more present their dominance over Nigeria in terms of the AFCON finals.
After an exciting 2-2 draw, the Indomitable Lions received 3-2 on penalties, with present Cameroon coach Rigobert Track scoring the profitable penalty.
Since rising winners of the 2000 match, Cameroon have remained winless of their final two encounters with the Eagles on the AFCON.
The Eagles avenged the defeat at their rivals after they got here from a aim all the way down to win 2–1 within the quarter-finals of the 2004 AFCON, hosted by Tunisia.
John Utaka celebrates with teammates Dele Aiyenugba (left) and George Abbey (proper) after placing the Tremendous Eagles forward towards Cameroon on the AFCON. Photograph: AFP
A superb free-kick from Austin Okocha and a winner from John Utaka canceled out Samuel Eto'o's opening aim.
The final time the 2 groups met on the AFCON was in Spherical 16 in Egypt in 2019 and once more the Eagles received 3-2.
Odion Ighalo, who scored two targets, and Alex Iwobi have been the scorers for the Eagles.
It stays to be seen whether or not the Indomitable Lions will safe a primary AFCON victory over the Eagles in 24 years when each groups take the sector on Saturday.
