Mikel, Moses, others will fall to mighty Indomitable Lions - Cameroon-born Nigerian declares

Mikel, Moses, others will fall to mighty Indomitable Lions - Cameroon-born Nigerian declares

- Pastor Joel Ogbonnaya Onu, a fan of Cameroon, has predicted that the Super Eagles will lose to the Indomitable Lions

- Joel believes the Indomitable Lions will take all three points when they face Nigeria at the Godswill Akpabio stadium

- Nigeria are targeting their 12th win over Cameroon

Cameroon-born Nigerian, Pastor Joel Ogbonnaya Onu is confident that the Indomitable Lions will beat the Super Eagles of Nigeria to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Cameroon and Nigeria face off in a doubleheader on Friday September 1 and Monday September 4 for the top spot in Group B of African qualifiers.

Although Cameroon are second in the group after two games with two points while Nigeria top with six points, Joel believes the Indomitable Lions will take all three points when they face Nigeria at the Godswill Akpabio stadium.

Cameroon-born Nigerian says Super Eagles will lose to Indomitable Lions
Cameroon-born Nigerian says Super Eagles will lose to Indomitable Lions

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In an exclusive chat with Legit.ng in Uyo, Onu reckons that the Nigeria is blessed with a lot of quality players but that Cameroon being African Champions are a better team and will likely carry the day.

He said: "I look forward to a wonderful match tomorrow. The Super Eagles have a good team and good players but they are meeting African’s best – the indomitable lions.

"I have been supporting the Indomitable Lions for a very long time and that’s why you can see me in the jersey. I have passion for the team, for a couple of years , I played football in Cameroon.

"I was born in Cameroon and I grew up there. I have been supporting Cameroon since my youth days and my primary school days, like 30 years ago.

"The best result Nigeria can get is a draw, but I see Cameroon winning 2-1. The Indomitable Lions are the best team in Africa, so they are favourite to win the game. I’m confident they will pick up the World cup ticket ahead of Nigeria."

Nigeria are targeting their 12th win over Cameroon.

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In 20 previous encounters, Nigeria have been winners 10 times, with Cameroon winning four times and six matches drawn.

Meanwhile, you can see Legit.ng's video of the Super Eagles training ahead of the World Cup qualifiers.

Source: Legit.ng

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