Super Eagles Have To Play Physical To Beat Cameroon, Says Victor Ikpeba

 

Former Super Eagles player Victor Ikpeba has said that the Super Eagles should be ready for war with AFCON champions Cameroon in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, happening in August.

Cameroon came from behind to beat Egypt 2-1 in the final match of the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon last Sunday to bag their fifth title. The Super Eagles are four points ahead of Cameroon in Group B of the qualifiers after winning their first two qualifying games against Zambia and Algeria. 

Ikpeba, who was in the Super Eagles squad that lost the AFCON 2000 final to Cameroon in Lagos, stated that the Nigerians must fight to secure the win. He said “Cameroon are known for their character, discipline, and never-say-die attitude. Nobody gave this Cameroon team a chance to win the AFCON 2017 but they believed they could do it and they did it. So it is for the Super Eagles to be prepared, they have to show character against a very physical Cameroon side. They may not be talented like the Super Eagles but it is going to be battle royale in the two games. We need to educate our players especially the young ones like Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho.  The Super Eagles must need it more. They have to have the belief because it is going to be war. I remember when we faced Cameroon in the past it was always brutal. Cameroon and Nigeria is the biggest derby in Africa, they always want to beat the Super Eagles. Though it is similar to our rivalry with Ghana, the obsession to beat the Eagles by the Cameroonians is always there.”