2024-01-27 22:03:03
Osimhen highlights Nigeria mentality
Victor Osimhen speaking to BeIN Sports: “I can’t lie, we didn’t play our best football. But the whole team and the staff, on the bench too, we have this mentality of wanting to win. For me, they’re not just teammates, they’re also a family. So it’s important to have this mentality where you have to help each other to win. You have to have that in mind in every match, respect your opponent. I I would like us to take advantage of this momentum. I congratulate our defense, which has been great since the start of the tournament.”
“There are regrets,” says Aboubakar
Vincent Aboubakar at the microphone of BeIN Sports: “The feeling is negative, that’s normal. The start of the competition was complicated, you saw what happened next. It wasn’t easy but I underline the state of mind of my teammates. Despite difficult times, they tried to turn the tide. We found a tougher opponent. Nigeria is our pet peeve. It’s not all negative, the coach will try to work, we will try to improve what is negative for the next deadlines. There are still regrets because we wanted to go further. Destiny decided otherwise, we must accept it.”
“We still have a lot to learn,” comments Song
Rigobert Song at the microphone of BeIN Sports: “We had the youngest team, there are players who are discovering. We gave the opponent the opportunity to put us in difficulty, that’s part of the game. As I said said in the past, we are rebuilding. It is by making these mistakes that we will grow. It is football. The CAN is a competition which is played on all levels: technical, tactical and above all mental. I I have a youth who is discovering, it worked, we still have a lot to learn.”
It’s finish! Nigeria does the job and qualifies
The Super Eagles join Angola in the quarter-finals of this CAN 2024 after a quiet victory against Cameroon who were no match (2-0).
Castelletto saves his team
The Nantes defender does not understand his goalkeeper but finally manages to clear the ball in a hurry. Osimhen was hanging around.
Nkoudou gives up his place
The former Marseille player gives way to the new Marseille player Moumbagna for the last minutes of the match.
Aina takes a yellow
The Nigerian full-back is warned for a sole on Nkoudou. The Lions get a free kick.
The Super Eagles master
Nigeria is running in these last minutes. The Indomitable Lions can no longer make the effort and seem to give up.
10 minutes of added time
And if the Cameroonians could do the Gambia thing again. The additional and significant time.
Nigeria is on the break!
It’s logic! The Cameroonians were overwhelmed at the end of the match and Lookman concretized this Nigerian domination. He is at the reception of a center and concludes.
Iwobi se manque
The former Arsenal player tries to surprise Ondoa with a quick strike but he completely misses his move. The Super Eagles have opportunities to break.
Yellow for Simon
The Nantes player is warned after a too muscular return on Tolo.
Chato makes his entrance
New change for the Cameroonians with the exit of Ngamaleu who is replaced by Tchato.
Tolo’s rescue!
What a comeback from the Cameroonian piston who saves his team. He tackles in front of Onyeka who had opened his foot following a good Nigerian action.
Nwabali is out
As Vincent Aboubakar returned, Nwabali gave up his place after his duel with Nkoudou. Uzoho replaced him.
Broken end to meeting
The game is tense and mistakes follow one another in Abidjan where Nigeria continues to cling to its short advantage.
The long-awaited entry
The Cameroonian supporters gave Vincent Aboubakar a standing ovation as he was about to make his entrance. The former Porto striker replaces Oumar Gonzalez.
The freshness break
The referee took advantage of the interruption of play after Nwabali’s injury to make the second cool-down break of the evening.
Nkoudou took yellow
The Cameroonian winger was shown a yellow card because he was behind Nwabali. The Nigerian goalkeeper struggles to get up and has his knee bandaged.
Nkoudou stunned
The former Marseillais does not see Nwabali and hits him head-on. He is stunned but seems conscious. The Nigerian goalkeeper took a knock and could be replaced.
Indomitable Lions take risks
20 minutes from the end of this meeting, the Cameroonians want to project themselves and inevitably leave spaces behind their backs.
Nwabali hit
The Nigerian goalkeeper is hit in the air by Wooh but Nwabali manages to get up.
Magri still fighting
Troost-Ekong has a big match and once again prevents Magri from getting into a striking position.
Ondoa always vigilant
The Cameroonian goalkeeper does not hesitate to go out of his area to interrupt the Super Eagles’ offensive.
Lookman misses the target
On the free kick which follows Christopher Wooh’s foul, Ademola Lookman tries to score a double but his attempt escapes the target.
Wooh is warned
The Rennes defender is forced to come back and make a mistake to interrupt the particularly dangerous offensive of the Super Eagles. The referee gives Wooh a yellow.
Lookman surprised by the rebound
The evening’s scorer loses his support on a cross to the far post. It seems that the Nigerian winger misjudged the trajectory of the ball.
Simon stretches
After involuntarily planting his foot in the lawn, Moses Simon complains slightly about his ankle. For now, he can continue.
Ondoa serein
Lookman tries to bring danger into the opposing area but his free kick goes too far and is caught by Ondoa.
Here we go again!
The second period starts in Abidjan. The Indomitable Lions have the obligation to equalize to stay alive in this CAN 2024.
It’s the break!
The referee whistles the end of the first period. Nigeria are ahead at the break thanks to a goal from Lookman well served by Osimhen. The latter took advantage of a defensive error by Gonzalez.
Aina saves the corner
The Nigerian full-back misses but manages to save the ball and the corner.
6 minutes of added time
There are only six minutes left in this first act. Nigeria leads the score thanks to Ademola Lookman.
Nkoudou misses his free kick
The best Cameroonian passer of this CAN 2024 does not have the usual success. His free kick is much too long.
Ondoa variety
The Indomitable Lions goalkeeper did not hesitate to come out of his area to clear with a header while Simon was alerted in depth.
Things are getting hot!
Tolo and Onyeka warm up after a big duel. The referee must intervene and calm both players. There has been a lot of intensity since the start of the match.
Magri’s beautiful sequence
The Toulouse man controls his chest, turns around and strikes but his attempt is well countered by Troost-Ekong.
What a mistake! Lookman takes advantage
Osimhen recovers a ball on the edge of the opponent’s area after a big mistake from Gonzalez. The Neapolitan then finds Lookman who ends up with success.
Simon left too soon
The Nantes resident gets impatient and calls a little too quickly. He is flagged in an offside position.
A refreshing break
The referee grants a cool break to both teams. No goal after half an hour but a warning for the Indomitable Lions with Ajayi’s disallowed goal at the start of the match.
Aina tries a superb gesture
The Nigerian full-back delights with a shot with the scarf attempted to open the game. His gesture ultimately finds no takers but the initiative was great.
Tolo se plaint
The Cameroonian left piston attacked Ajayi because he felt that the Super Eagles defender had elbowed again. The referee does not take action.
Nwabali takes the leather
Magri tries to continue after a good serve from Nkoudou but the Toulouse player cannot get into a striking position. His cross finally ended up in the gloves of the Nigerian goalkeeper.
Onyeka does not fall into feinting
Karl Toko-Ekambi tries to eliminate Frank Onyeka but the Nigerian midfielder defends very well and ends up taking the ball. The Super Eagles counter then achieves nothing.
Magri’s volley is off target
Ngamaleu offers a lot in his lane and manages to find Magri in the center but the latter recovers from the shin.
Ngamaleu lacks control
Following a long cross from Ntcham, Ngamaleu fails to control the ball. Nwabali can restart his camp.
Ajayi puts the elbow
The Nigerian defender puts his elbow on Magri’s head but the Toulouse attacker does not get a foul.
The goal is canceled
The Indomitable Lions can breathe! Victor Osimhen was in an offside position and the goal is therefore cancelled.
Nigeria opens the score!
The Super Eagles already break the deadlock with a point-blank strike from Ajayi! The Cameroonian goalkeeper is not exempt from all reproaches.
Osimhen wins with his head
The former Lille man takes the best of the opponent’s area on a touch from Ola Aina but the Cameroonian goalkeeper grabs the ball.
Raymond Domenech in the stands
It’s a familiar face! The former coach of the France team sat in the stands of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny stadium to witness this shock.
Ngamaleu overflows
The right piston makes the difference in its corridor but completely misses its center.
Here we go!
The kick-off of this Nigeria-Cameroon has just been given. A place in the quarter-finals is at stake. The winner of this match will meet Angola.
Both teams return to the pitch
This clash of the round of 16 of CAN 2024 will begin in just over five minutes. The two teams enter the pitch at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny stadium in Abidjan.
A reunion
This is not the first time that Nigeria and Cameroon have met at this stage of the competition. Indeed, the two teams crossed swords in 2019 and the Super Eagles won (3-2).
An almost miraculous qualification for Cameroon
The Indomitable Lions are the miracles of this final phase of CAN 2024. The Cameroonians were eliminated until the 88th minute of their last group match against the Gambia. But Rigobert Song’s men managed to score two goals in five minutes, thus qualifying.
The Nigerian eleven
Nwabali – Ajayi, Troost-Ekong, Bassey – Aina, Onyeka, Iwobi, Sanusi – Simon, Osimhen, Lookman.
The eleven of Cameroon
Onana still on the bench, Aboubakar too
Ondoa – Castelletto, Gonzales, Wooh – Mgamaleu, Ntcham, Zambo Anguissa, Tolo – Toko Camp, Magri, Nkoudo
A beautiful poster in perspective
On paper, Cameroon could have benefited from a more affordable opponent by finishing second and not third behind Senegal and Guinea. But there you have it, the many surprises during this CAN contested in Ivory Coast turned everything upside down. Only second in its group behind Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria will therefore find itself on the road to the Cameroonians in the round of 16.
The duel between the five-time Cameroonian winners and the three-time Nigerian champions therefore promises a suspenseful encounter between two nations aiming for the last four.
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