Cameroon striker Georges-Kevin Nkoudou believes his aspect have the “weapons” to get the higher of defending champions Senegal of their Africa Cup of Nations conflict.
Senegal acquired their title defence off to a super begin with a 3-0 win over Gambia, whereas Cameroon had to come from behind to safe a 1-1 draw towards 10-man Guinea in Group C.
However, Nkoudou stays in a assured temper forward of Friday’s eagerly anticipated conflict between the Indomitable Lions and the Teranga Lions on the Charles Konan Banny stadium in Yamoussoukro.
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“It’s true that Senegal is the favourite, but as I always say we must never bury Cameroon, we remain a great team and a great nation,” Nkoudou mentioned.
“They began this event with an excellent victory towards Gambia. For our half, we had a great match however sadly we solely acquired one level.
“We have to put this behind us for now and focus on our match against Senegal which will be very difficult for both teams. I think we have all the weapons necessary to be able to put them in a more difficult position.”
Senegal can advance to the final 16 with a recreation to spare if they’ll make it two wins out of two, however head coach Aliou Cisse expects a response from Cameroon following their disappointing draw with Guinea.
“It was important to enter the competition with a victory, which encourages the players,” Cisse mentioned.
“We are prepared for the second match towards a robust crew, and we now have ready nicely for it. We know Cameroon nicely and it’s a sturdy African crew.
“Cameroon stays Cameroon. Our match towards them shouldn’t be revenge. Cameroon have already received many continental titles and we’re going to face a crew motivated to make up for the end result they acquired within the first match.
“We have a aggressive group and all gamers can take part, it doesn’t matter who begins the match, crucial factor is the efficiency supplied.
“Our team does not suffer from a lack of efficiency and we scored three goals in the first match.”
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