Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick has urged the Super Eagles to play their heart out against Cameroun in today’s 2018 FIFA World qualifi er.
“Th is is a very crucial match and the players know so.
Th e Cameroonians are not coming here to simply appraise the serenity and beauty of the city of Uyo; they are coming to contest the three points,” Pinnick said.
“Th e Super Eagles must throw everything – their body, heart and spirit – into the game.
Th ose three points are very important to our FIFA World Cup qualifi cation campaign, and I am confi dent we will get them.
” And to ensure Eagles get maximum support, the Nigeria Football Supporters Club has promised to cheer the team throughout the 90 minutes the game will last.
According to the President General of the Supporters Club, Rafi u Oladipo, “We are storming the Akwa Ibom Stadium in hundred and will not stop cheering our team until Cameroun falls.
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Nigeria & Cameroon Statistics at Senior Level
8 Dec 1962: Nigeria 3 Cameroon 1 – Lagos (Nkrumah Cup) 1 Jan 1963: Cameroon 1 Nigeria 2 – Yaounde (Nkrumah Cup) 7 Dec 1968: Nigeria 1 Cameroon 1 – Lagos (World Cup Qualifi er) 22 Dec 1968: Cameroon 2 Nigeria 3 – Douala (World Cup Qualifi er) 13 Feb 1972: Cameroon 1 Nigeria 2 – Yaounde (Friendly) 22 Jan 1975: Nigeria 1 Cameroon 0 – Lagos (Friendly) 17 July 1978: Cameroon 0 Nigeria 0 – Algiers (All-Africa Games) 2 Feb 1980: Nigeria 0 Cameroon 0 – Ibadan – (Friendly) 18 Mar 1984: Cameroon 3 Nigeria 1 – Abidjan (ACN Final) 17 Mar 1988: Cameroon 1 Nigeria 1 – Rabat (ACN – group phase) 27 Mar 1988: Cameroon 1 Nigeria 0 – Casablanca (ACN Final) 10 Jun 1989: Nigeria 2 Cameroon 0 – Ibadan (World Cup Qualifi er) 27 Aug 1989: Cameroon 1 Nigeria 0 – Yaounde (World Cup Qualifi er) 25 Jan 1992: Cameroon 1 Nigeria 2 – Dakar (ACN – Bronze medal game) 7 Aug 1997: Cameroon 0 Nigeria 1 – Tunis (LG Cup) 13 Feb 2000: Nigeria 2 Cameroon 2 (3-4 penalties) – Lagos (ACN Final) 1 Jun 2003: Nigeria 3 Cameroon 0 – Lagos (LG Cup) 8 Feb 2004: Cameroon 1 Nigeria 2 – Monastir (ACN – group phase) 11 Oct 2015: Nigeria 3
