Battle Of Alexandria : Three Cameroon Stars Super Eagles Should Keep An Eye On

The Super Eagles of Nigeria concluded the first round of AFCON 2019 tournament as runner-up in Group B behind Madagascar, thereby rekindling their longtime rivalry with Cameroon in one of the round-16 fixtures.


The Super Eagles, historically, are favorites to win the upcoming mouthwatering encounter as they are yet to be defeated by the Cameroonians since 2000.

However, Gernot Rohr's side shouldn't be complacent against their arch-rivals who have some top players capable of finding the back of the net.

After taking a critical look at Seedorf's team and their performance so far, allnigeriasoccer.com makes a list of Three players whose goals and overall performance can condemn Nigeria to their second defeat of the tournament.

1. Eric Choupo-Moting

The PSG forward was tipped to step into Vincent Aboubakar's shoe as the team's goal-poacher but the 30-year-old man is yet to justify his inclusion in the team.

Despite his inability to score his maiden AFCON 2019 goal, the well-traveled striker is full of goalscoring potentials.

He has a rich goalscoring record for his country (15 goals in 51 matches) and he can't be underrated by the Super Eagles defenders.

2. Karl Toko Ekambi

The Villarreal star is another player who is capable of scoring decisive goals against the three-time AFCON winners on Saturday.

The 26-year-old wasn't in his usual blistering goalscoring form throughout last season, however, he scored nine important goals to help Villarreal avoid relegation.

He is one player who should be tightly marked by the Super Eagles players if they must progress to the next round.

3. André Onana

The goalie's fame continues to rise since his great showing in last season's Champions League competition with Ajax.

It is certain he won't score against Nigeria but he has the potential to frustrate Super Eagles strikers.

His awesome reflex, dive and ability to make point-blank saves will make things hard for Ighalo and his fellow strikers from hitting the target.