In anticipation of The ROUND OF 16 match(Knockout stage) between the Super eagles of Nigeria and the Indomitable Lions of cameroon The rivalry between the two teams is one of the fiercest and most storied in African football.

They have met a total of 25 times in all competitions, with Nigeria holding the edge in terms of wins:
Nigeria: 12 wins
Cameroon: 4 wins
Draws: 9
Here are some of the most notable head-to-head matches between the two teams:

1984 AFCON Final: Cameroon defeated Nigeria 3-1 to win their first African Cup of Nations title. This marked the beginning of a period of dominance for Cameroon, who would go on to win the next two AFCON tournaments as well.

1988 AFCON Final: Cameroon once again defeated Nigeria in the final, this time by a score of 1-0. This cemented Cameroon’s status as the dominant team in African football at the time.

1992 AFCON Group Stage: Nigeria finally got their revenge on Cameroon, defeating them 2-1 in the group stage of the 1992 AFCON. This marked a turning point in the rivalry, as Nigeria would go on to win the next two AFCON tournaments.

2019 AFCON Group Stage: Nigeria came back from 2-0 down to defeat Cameroon 3-2 in the group stage of the 2019 AFCON. This was a crucial victory for Nigeria, as it helped them to win the group and advance to the knockout stages.

2023 AFCON Round of 16: The two teams met again in the Round of 16 of the 2023 AFCON, with Nigeria coming out on top once again, this time by a score of 3-2. This victory sent Nigeria to the quarter-finals, where they were eventually eliminated by Egypt.
The next meeting between Nigeria and Cameroon in the 2024 AFCON ROUND OF 16 is sure to be another exciting encounter,where Rigobert song and Jose Peseiro will be taking a gander at outmaneuvering each other to convey their group to the last eight. . The rivalry between the two teams is not only fierce on the pitch, but also off the pitch, as fans of both teams are always passionate and vocal in their support of their respective teams.

Nigeria vs Cameroon is scheduled to kick off 9pm Nigeria on Saturday, January 27, 2024.The match will take place at Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny in Abidjan.

Reigning champions Senegal will square off against Cameroon at the Charles Konan Banny Stadium in their second group-stage match of the Africa Cup of Nations 2023 (AFCON) on Friday.

The 2021 winners got their title defense underway with a comfortable 3-0 win over the Gambia. Pape Gueye broke the deadlock in the fourth minute with Sadio Mane providing the assist.

The Gambia’s Ebou Adams was sent off in the first half, after a VAR check, which overturned the original decision from a yellow card to a red card. The reigning champions made the most of their numerical advantage and Lamine Camara bagged a brace in the second half.

Cameroon, the five-time champions at the AFCON, finished third in the previous edition but had a slow start to their campaign playing a 1-1 draw against Guinea. Mohamed Bayo opened the scoring in the 10th minute to give Guinea an early lead but François Kamano was sent off in the first half, reducing them to 10 men for the second half.

The numerical advantage came in hand for the 2017 champions as Frank Magri equalized in the 51st minute with Georges-Kévin N’Koudou bagging the assist.

Africa football governing body, Confederation of Africa Football, CAF has launched investigation over age manipulation by a Gabonese player who declared that he was born in 1990 but report indicates variance in his age claims.

Guelor Kanga said he was born in 1990 but it has emerged that his mother reportedly died in 1985 thereby throwing his age claim in doubt.

Consequently, Kanga, is currently under investigation for an alleged identity fraud after discovering that the “32 -year old” who claimed he was born in 1990 reportedly lost his mum in 1985 (36 years ago).

Guélor Kanga is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Red Star Belgrade and the Gabon national team.

Kanga who is originally from Congo was petitioned by CAF after the Congolese Football Federation (FECOFA) launched a complaint against Gabon for fielding in a player who frauded his identity.
FECOFA believes that Guelor Kamga whose current passport shows he was born on September 1, 1990 in Oyem, is in fact Kiaku Kiaku Kiangana who was born on October 5, 1985 in Kinshasa, DRC.

The Congolese are convinced the Res Belgrade star forged his identity when he arrived at the Gabonese second division club GBI.

According to them, there is no way the player would have been born in 1990 if his mother died in 1985 unless she resurrected and gave birth to him, which is clearly not possible.

If the player is found guilty, the Gabonese Football Federation could be charged with forgery concerning the administrative documents presented by its player and non-compliance with the FIFA procedure relating to his change of sporting nationality, when he moved from Congo to Gabon.

Sadio Mane has constructed a stadium in his village, Bambali in Senegal.

He played football on the former mud pitch when he visited his village in 2022. He took it upon himself to transform it to a stadium.

He has now built a stadium, £455,000 hospital, £250,000 school, fuel station and post office for his people.

A former Super Falcons coach, Godwin Izilein, has said that he would not be surprised if the Super Eagles failed to perform in the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, tournament coming up in Cote d’Ivoire. As monitored by daily Trust.

Izilein who stated this in an interview with newsmen in Calabar, described the Eagles’ preparations as shoddy.

He also described as “undeserving” some of the players the team handlers invited for the tournament.
“Personally, with the calibre of some of the players invited and the nature of their preparation for the tournament, it will not surprise me if Nigeria fails to do well.

“Preparation and pre-tournament matches should have been grade A, but with what am seeing now, I am convinced that we are truly not ready for the coveted trophy that has eluded us for 11 years now.

“If anything good comes out, it will be cheering news,” he stated.

DAILY POST reports that Nigeria is grouped with the host country, Cote d’Ivoire, alongside Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau.

The Super Eagles will kick-off their group matches on January 14 against Equatorial Guinea.