CURRENT REPORT BLOG Rigobert Song, the coach of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, stated that his team will treat the Super Eagles of Nigeria with respect on Saturday.
At the team’s press conference on Friday in Abidjan, Song made this statement in advance of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) round of 16 in Cote d’Ivoire.
Nigeria has talented players both individually and collectively, the former captain of Cameroon said, but they will take the game very seriously.
“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.
He added that they are going to be very organised, because they don’t have room for mistakes anymore.
“We have conceded lots of goals but we will find a way to concede less tomorrow. We need to believe in ourselves to give the best we can” he said.
Jose Peseiro, for his part, stated that the match will be difficult because they are playing eight-time champions, Cameroon, and Nigeria are both powerful teams.
“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.
