Nigeria and Cameroon will come up against each other in the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-final.
Date: 27/01/2024
Time: 21:00
Stadium: Stade Félix Houphouеt-Boigny
These predictions for the Nigeria vs Cameroon clash were made by Bookmaker Ratings. For more predictions on the NPFL, UEFA Champions League, Europa League, Conference League, Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga and other European football leagues, visit our Football Predictions & Betting Tips page.
Prediction: Nigeria to win 1-0
Nigeria are unbeaten in the 2023 AFCON competition, with two wins and one draw, and are likely to extend their winning run when they face off against struggling Cameroon in the quarterfinal, who lost two of their last three AFCON group stage games.
We predict under 2.5 goals for the Nigeria vs Cameroon match, and this is why. Although two of Cameroon’s last three matches ended with over 2.5 goals, this game could lack goals because Nigeria’s last three matches ended with less than three goals, thanks to their solid backline. It can be argued that the Super Eagles’ defence is among the best in the ongoing AFCON.
Nigeria qualified for the AFCON 2023 knockout stage after they finished as the runners-up in Group, although they fell behind Equatorial Guinea due to goal difference. The Super Eagles started their AFCON charge with a frustrating 1-1 draw against Equatorial Guinea but bounced back at it with two wins with clean sheets against Ivory Coast and Guinea-Bissau, and now they are set on continuing their chase for glory with a game against struggling Cameroon.
Cameroon started their AFCON 2023 campaign with a 1-1 draw against Guinea and succumbed to a 3-1 defeat to Senegal on matchday 2, and that put them in a situation where they must beat Gambia on matchday 3 and hope Senegal beat Guinea in order for them to go through to the knockout stage, and exactly that happened. Cameroon would go on to finish behind Senegal in Group C to set up a knockout stage clash with Nigeria.
Predicted Starting Lineups
Nigeria: Nwabili, Bassey, Aina, Omeruo, Ajayi, Osayi-Samuel, Aribo, Onyeka, Simon, Chikwueze, Osimhen
Cameroon: Onana, Tolo, Wooh, Castelletto, Tchato, Ntcham, Anguissa, Yongwa, N’Koudou, Magri, Ekambi