Nigeria coach José Peseiro says the Tremendous Eagles are aiming for victory towards Cameroon of their last-16 tie of the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday (immediately) at 9pm (Nigerian time).
Nigeria vs Cameroon will probably be performed at Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny in Abidjan, the place Cameroon defeated Nigeria within the 1984 AFCON last.
However Peseiro, who’s unfazed by historical past, famous: “It's a troublesome match, however we wish to win and keep on this event till the top,” he declared.
Nigeria completed unbeaten as second in Group A after drawing 1–1 towards Equatorial Guinea of their first outing. The Tremendous Eagles went on to win Ivory Coast 1-0 earlier than attaining the identical end result towards Guinea-Bissau to safe their ticket.
Cameroon, then again, completed second in Group C after a 1-1 draw with Guinea, misplaced 3-1 to Senegal and gained a hard-fought 3-2 comeback towards Gambia.
The groups have eight AFCON titles between them, with Cameroon having 5 and Nigeria three. Nevertheless, within the current encounters between Nigeria and Cameroon, the Tremendous Eagles have been dominant.
Nigeria claimed victory within the quarter-finals of the 2004 version, performed in Tunisia, and a spherical of 16 victory within the 2019 showpiece in Egypt.
“We don't wish to give in; We wish to rating a objective and keep our lead. We anticipate that historical past is not going to repeat itself on the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny.
“Even when the statistics aren't for us, we're going to play. It’s a mission that has been entrusted to us, and we’re going to attempt to carry it out. We wish to win; we wish to keep on this event till the top,” Peseiro mentioned.
Nigerian winger Moses Simon mentioned the crew has improved since beating Cameroon in 2019. “We really feel good. We are going to play the matches again to again and hope to do the identical because the earlier matches.
“In 2019 we performed towards Cameroon; we all know they’re sturdy, and I believe they’re higher immediately than in 2019, and we have now improved as effectively. We all know their weaknesses, so we are going to take the match because it comes,” he famous.
Cameroon coach Rigobert Music mentioned his crew is targeted and prepared. “We all know what to do and the place to go. We now have ready and stay targeted. We began gradual and progressively went up. At this stage of the competitors I don't suppose there’s something left to search for.
“In three video games I’ll now not have the appropriate to calculate; I have to appropriate what didn't work. I’ll do no matter it takes to attain a constructive end result,” he said.
Striker Faris Moumbagna promised a 200% dedication. “We now have ready effectively, the ambiance is sweet within the group. We keep in the identical way of thinking and proceed to provide our greatest.
“We’re approaching this match with 200% dedication. We’re going to give all the pieces on the sector, identical to towards Gambia; we’re not giving up,” he mentioned.
The winner of the West African conflict will advance to the quarter-finals. Each groups need to add to their AFCON trophies, with Nigeria searching for a fourth title and Cameroon searching for a sixth.
