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By Rasaq Oboirien
The Super Eagles will battle archrivals Cameroon Indomitable Lions in the 2023 African Cup of Nations Round of 16.
The Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan will host the titanic clash on Saturday.
Cameroon booked a place in the knockout phase after beating The Gambia in a pulsating five-goal thriller on Tuesday night at the Stade de la Paix in Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire.
The Indomitable Lions qualified as the second best team with 4points behind Group C leader Senegal (9points), after leapfrogging Guinea on total number of goals scored despite on same points and no goal difference.
Both teams recorded a win, draw and loss each, but Cameroon scored a total of five (5), while Guinea managed two (2) in the group.
Meanwhile, the last time both teams met was in 2021, in a double-header international friendly in Austria.
Cameroon defeated Nigeria in one of the games and drew the second, as both matches were played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions at Wiener Neustadt.
