Nigeria vs Cameroon prediction, odds, expert football betting tips and best bets for AFCON Round of 16
Nigeria and Cameroon, two teams who have skirted past their flaws to reach the Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, now hope to capitalise on each others' weaknesses as they meet in the Round of 16.
Both sides suffered setbacks early in the competition. Nigeria fell 2-0 in their pre-tournament friendly to Guinea before a 1-1 draw with Equatorial Guinea opened their group stage slate. Yet they bounced back to beat both Guinea-Bissau and hosts Ivory Coast by 1-0 scores to advance.
Cameroon were pegged back in their first two group matches, drawing 1-1 with Guinea before being comprehensively beaten by Senegal 3-1. Yet a 90th minute winner by Chris Woo to squeak past Gambia 3-2 in the finale gave the Indomitable Lions a knockout stage spot at the death.
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While Nigeria are the better side, this is exactly the kind of match that could go to extra-time and penalties in what has been a sensational tournament to this point. Nigeria create lots of chances, usually in transition, but have struggled to score, while Cameroon don't create loads of opportunities themselves but finish well when given the chance.
If Nigeria can manage to find the target more regularly, they can run away with this game, but no established favourite outside of defending champions Senegal has produced a performance to instill lasting confidence. If anyone wins, it likely won't be in dominant fashion, and thus a draw is a more than reasonable outcome.
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