Cameroon duo, Vincent Aboubakar and Clinton Njie were announced to be back in full training for Cameroon against the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
By Olisa Obi
Cameroon duo Vincent Aboubakar and Clinton Njie are back in full training for Cameroon, the Indomitable Lions, ahead of tomorrow’s Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 clash against Nigeria at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
The Cameroonian Football Federation announced the return of both players via their Facebook page late last night.
The football association said that “The return to collective training of Vincent Aboubakar and Clinton Njie, now available for the rest of the competition.”
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The Indomitable Lions have struggled in the absence of both players, but they managed to qualify in second-place in Group C, just as the Super Eagles of Nigeria did in Group A.
However, Cameroon needed a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Gambia early this week to book their place in the round of 16 with four points.
Aboubakar and Njie were members of the Cameroon squad that won the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations and have both scored against Nigeria in the past.
N’Jie scored their second goal in Nigeria’s 3-2 win over them during the 2019 AFCON round of 16 clash at the Alexandria Stadium in Egypt and Aboubakar netted in a World Cup qualifier in Yaounde in 2017 which ended in a draw.
Even with their return from injury, Cameroon will need to be focused if they are to beat the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
But make no mistake, Aboubakar has proven to be a player which the Super Eagles must put an eye on, as he finished as the highest goal scorers in the last Afcon held in Cameroon and nobody can forget his world cup performance.
Nigeria and Cameroon have met seven times at the AFCON, with each team winning three games each while the other one ended in a draw.
After Cameroon beat Nigeria to the 1984, 1988 and 2000 finals, the Super Eagles won in 1992, 2004 and 2019. The drawn game was during the group stages in 1988.
