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AFCON Update: Nigeria Set To Battle Cameroon In Last 16 Encounter

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The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the Round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations on Saturday…..CONTINUE READING
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The fixture was confirmed after the Cameroonians rounded off the group stage with a pulsating 3-2 victory over the Gambia on Tuesday night.
By the win, they finished group C with four points behind Senegal while Guinea who lost to Senegal also on Tuesday qualified for the knockout as one of the best losers.
Jose Peseiro’s men finished Group A with seven points behind the surprise package Equatorial Guinea.

In the game at the Stade de la Paix, Cameroon scored twice with time ticking away on Tuesday to snatch a dramatic win and on that eliminate dGhana from the tournament.

In an amazing finish in Bouake, Ebrima Colley scored on 85 minutes to put Gambia 2-1 up only for Joseph Gomez to concede an own goal before an added-time Christopher Wooh goal won a thriller.

Although Cameroon are 80 places above the Gambia in the world rankings, they came under considerable first-half pressure and were lucky to be level at 0-0 by half-time.

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