The Super Eagles Coach, Jose Peseiro, has said Nigeria know what they need to do to scale through Cameroon in the round of 16 of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire on Saturday.
He, however, said it is going to be a tough match because the Super Eagles are up against eight times champions.
“We know what we must do if we want to beat Cameroon, we don’t want to concede goals, at least we must score one.”
“Our objective is to win the match. We know the power of the opponents, the quality of the players and coach. We believe too much in us,” Peseiro said at prematch press conference on Friday.
FC Nantes winger, Moses Simon, who accompanied Peseiro to the press conference, said he and his teammates would give their all to win.
Meanwhile the Coach of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, Rigobert Song, has said that his team will play against Nigeria with respect.
The former Cameroon captain explained that Nigeria have strong players individually and collectively but his team would approach the game with all seriousness.
“We will stick to the positive, we are trying to improve our game daily. Nigeria is a good team.
“It is not going to be easy but we are going to take them serious. When we play a team that is serious, we will be serious too,” Song said.
The Cameroonian coach said his team would be organised tactically and mentally, because they no longer have the luxury to make mistakes.
“We have conceded lots of goals but we will find a way to concede less tomorrow (Saturday). We need to believe in ourselves to give the best we can,” he said. (NAN)
