Super Eagles consider friendly vs 'robust-playing' DR Congo for Cameroon clash

Nigeria Super Eagles are proposing a second friendly against “robust-playing” DR Congo in London in March as they step up their preparations for a crunch 2018 World Cup double header against Cameroon in August.

The Eagles have already sealed a friendly with Senegal also in London in March.

The three-time African champions are shopping for African teams who play the same type of robust football like World Cup rivals Cameroon, who on Sunday clinched a fifth AFCON crown in Gabon.

“Eagles will play two friendlies in London and already the Senegal game has been confirmed and now discussions are going on for a second game there against DRC, who also a robust game like Cameroon,” a team official informed AfricanFootball.com

Both Nigeria and DRC clashed in another friendly in Belgium in 2015.

DRC have been consistent under coach Florent Ibenge after they finished third at the 2015 AFCON in Equatorial Guinea, before they lost in this year’s AFCON quarterfinal to Ghana.

Big striker Junior Kabananga finished as top scorer of AFCON 2017 with three goals, while other stars include skipper Youssouf Mulumbu and Hull City striker Dieumerci Mbokani

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Lovely one.The match against cameroun is the one we can't afford yo loose right now. As African champion ,I just hope the officials won't be bias in officiating.

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lols... all na wash

Following closely to see how the match go go

which wan be the robust inside?

Am I the only one not understanding the Title of this post?

This match should be taken seriously. Go Eagles!

Let's goooo

iwobi, iheanacho, Mikel, moses..........are they going to invite dele alli ?




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We will beat Cameroon at home and lose away. Bookmark this.

op,u mean nigerian team is having kwashorkor,while congolese are soaked bread?

Why London? Pitch and weather conditions in Africa s nuttin compared to UK. Why waste money to go dere when they can easily do it down here....money wasted super chicken

moendowed:
Am I the only one not understanding the Title of this post?

Super Eagles will play Congo in a friendly match in preparation for the World cup qualifier clash with Cameroon

Every thing under buhari is just getting worst Whats surprises me the most is who will jump in to defend dis foolish government

moendowed:
Am I the only one not understanding the Title of this post?

Even me.

How e take concern me?

But why London?

Not Congo.... But DR Congo. There's a difference.

Congo is Congo brazzaville. DR Congo is Congo Kinshasa (formerly Zaire).

TurboBuilder:


Super Eagles will play Congo in a friendly match in preparation for the World cup qualifier clash with Cameroon

moendowed:
Am I the only one not understanding the Title of this post?

It appears so, at least I understand it to mean that DR Congo plays robust football and the Super Eagles will be playing a friendly game with them. Should I explain more?....

wining afcon doesnt change anything.if not for penalty shoot-out against senegal,they wouldnt have reached the finals

if cameroon was this good,y are they struggling to qualify for WC?

Most of our key stars are EPL-based... Besides, most of our friendly games in recent years have always been played in England.

Mologi:
But why London?

moendowed:
Am I the only one not understanding the Title of this post?

what are you not OVER-STANDING?

we need to play a country that plays like Cameroon

a physically hard, robust, jam jam kind of football

TheSuperNerd:
Not Congo.... But DR Congo. There's a difference.

Congo is Congo brazzaville. DR Congo is Congo Kinshasa (formerly Zaire).

Ok thanks

Thanks @ Bobrisky

hardbody:


It appears so, at least I understand it to mean that DR Congo plays robust football and the Super Eagles will be playing a friendly game with them. Should I explain more?....

No madam

Playing DR Congo and Senegal in international friendlies are very good moves indeed.

They have similar playing style to the Camerounians. But let it be noted that the Camerounians are more tactically disciplined than both Senegal and DR Congo which is why Cameroun conquered Africa.


Cameroun defeated the best team at the Afcon at the quarter finals stage in Senegal and that alone gave them the rise in adrenaline and confidence to outwit Ghana and stun Egypt.


I am confident in the chances of the Super Eagles but these camerounians are to be taken doubly seriously. Our double-header battle will be super legendary.

African football will witness a spectacle come August and September.

#GroupOfDeath Indeed

Head-to-head records of Nigeria vs DR Congo


05 Nov 1966 Nigeria v Congo Kinshasa W 3-2 International Friendly

26 Nov 1966 Congo Kinshasa v Nigeria L 1-0 International Friendly

27 Dec 1966 Congo Kinshasa v Nigeria L 1-0 International Friendly

03 Mar 2010 Nigeria v Congo DR W 5-2 International Friendly

Lemme answer the bolded...

They are in the group of champions (all are Afcon champs, Algeria-1, Zambia-1, Nigeria-3, Cameroun-5). The group of death and the group of Blood and sand.

We have 10 Afcon titles alone in that group. Haba!!! What do u expect?

This group of Cameroun, Zambia, Algeria and Nigeria is the toughest ever group of soocer teams in African football history. Never before have a group like this with such pedigree been put together. So Cameroun struggling is not a surprise.

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And Cameroun didn't defeat Senegal by mere luck in the quarters. Go back in history and you will find that Cameroun hardly ever loses to Senegal at the Afcon. It was history and tactical discipline on display that day not luck.

Cameroun deserve their title.

martineverest:
wining afcon doesnt change anything.if not for penalty shoot-out against senegal,they wouldnt have reached the finals

if cameroon was this good,y are they struggling to qualify for WC?

Lovely. Can't wait to watch this. Although would have preferred Burkina Faso - one of the best teams if not the best in the just concluded AFCON.

Dele is an England international and the finest midfielder England have today.

So he and the Super Eagles are huge parallels.

comradespade:
Let's goooo

iwobi, iheanacho, Mikel, moses..........are they going to invite dele alli?





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**modified**

Cc Sir Robosky02....

Our last meeting was the 2-0 friendly loss with Oliseh in charge remember? In late 2015

moendowed:
Am I the only one not understanding the Title of this post?

E be like say na only you o