After a lacklustre performance against Congo DR last week, Super Eagles head coach Sunday Oliseh expects a quick response from his charges tonight as they take on the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in an international friendly.
The Super Eagles were beaten 2-0 by Congo DR in their last friendly international on Thursday with Dieumerci Mbokani and Jordan Mkololo netting for the Leopards at Stade de la Cité de l’Oie, Visé.
Oliseh is now looking for a rapid response that will see his side bounce back against the display against DRC in Vise.
It was a disorganised Eagles against DRC last Thursday. They failed to create chances in front of goal and despite their better ball possession, they hardly threatened the goal of their opponents.
Oliseh has maintained these friendlies are meant for him to have a closer look at his call-ups as he begins rebuilding the national team.
Super Eagles midfielder, Ogenyi Onazi has said that they will win tonight’s encounter for their teeming fans back home. “The game against DR Congo is gone now, so the only thing we are thinking about is Sunday’s clash with Cameroon,” Onazi said.
“It is important for us to win the game and also put up a performance that our fans will appreciate.
“We are are going to approach the game with all seriousness even though it is just a friendly.
“We need a win to improve our confidence as a team and we will put in our best to make sure we beat Cameroon.”
NFF president Amaju Pinnick urged the Eagles to go for victory against Cameroon.
“I have no doubt in your ability to turn things around when we play Cameroon. That means you need to put the to Congo defeat behind you and focus hard on Sunday’s match,” Pinnick said.
Cameroon will line up top stars like skipper Stephane Mbia, Vincent Aboubakar as well as Tottenham Hotspur winger Clinton Njie, who all featured against KV Oostende earlier this week.
Both countries have met 19 times, with Nigeria winning eight times, Cameroon won four times, while seven games ended in draws.
First meeting of both teams was on 25th April, 1960 in a friendly match which ended goalless.
The last meeting between both countries on February 8, 2004, in an AFCON quarterfinal ended 2-1 in favour of Nigeria.
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