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Although Nigeria have scored in all three games at this AFCON, Victor Osimhen (G1) is the only man to score from open play for the Eagles so far, with the others coming from an own goal and a penalty.
After picking up seven of a possible nine points during the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) group stages, Nigeria booked their spot in the round of 16 with relative ease despite only scoring once in all three of their games so far.
This is now Nigeria's 15th straight qualification to the knockout phase in AFCON tournaments they've featured at, and they'll hope to go much further than just the last-16.
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Meanwhile, Cameroon are looking to navigate into the quarter-finals for the tenth time across their last 12 AFCON appearances.
Despite that respectable record, Cameroon's traversal of the group stages was anything but graceful. Without a win in their first two matches, it took two goals beyond the 85-minute mark to seal a 3-2 win over Gambia and send them into the knockouts.
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Players to watch:
Although Nigeria have scored in all three games at this AFCON, Victor Osimhen (G1) is the only man to score from open play for the Eagles so far, with the others coming from an own goal and a penalty.
They boast other big names, including Alex Iwobi, Samuel Chukuweze, William Troost Ekong, Ola Aina and many more.
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09:04 - 25.01.2024
AFCON 2023: Round of 16 matchups set, knockout road-map known
As for Cameroon, Georges-Kevin N'Koudou assisted twice in their final group game and has two Flashscore Man of the Match performances under his belt already at this AFCON.
Manchester United goalkeeper is a massive figure in their dressing room. Skipper Vincent Aboubaker is set to feature after an injury layoff.
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11:19 - 27.01.2024
Arua Hill assures fans of a resurgence
This week, they were forced into using 10 players as they lost 3-0 to Nsambya FC and subsequently got eliminated at the Round of 64.
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