Mutiu Adepoju, ex-international and former Super Eagles midfielder, has hailed Nigeria on their victory over Cameroon at the 2019 AFCON.Nigeria defeated Cameroon 3-2 at the 2019 AFCON round of 16 encounter on Saturday.The Indomitable Lions fought back to lead 2-1 before the break, thanks to goals from Stephane Bahoken and Clinton N’Jie.Adepoju, who commended the hard fought win, however, told NAN that the team still needs to improve in all departments to go far in the competition.
He stressed the need for the team to be more cohesive and avoid loss of concentration throughout the duration of the game. The former Super Eagles midfielder called for a mass attack and mass defence approach in the quarter-finals match, with each department of the team helping each other on and off the ball.“The attackers and midfielders must also join the defence when the pressure is on us. We should break play from midfield and avoid those diagonal crosses into our box,” he added.
NAN reports that the Super Eagles will take on the winners of the Egypt versus South Africa match on Wednesday.
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