AFCON 2023: Nigeria Stats Against Cameroon Ahead of Their Round of 16 Clash in Abidjan

• Nigeria and Cameroon are set to clash in the round of 16 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
• The Super Eagles knocked the Indomitable Lions out of the competition the last time they faced
• Sports Brief highlights the statistics of previous meetings between the former African Champions

The Super Eagles of Nigeria are set to face the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the round of 16 at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.

Nigeria booked a place in the next round after finishing above Ivory Coast and Guinea-Bissau but behind table toppers Equatorial Guinea in Group A.

Meanwhile, Cameroon also finished second in Group C behind defending champions Senegal but above Guinea and Gambia.

Ahead of the game between the two African giants, Sports Brief takes a look at Nigeria's statistics against Cameroon.

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Nigeria's stats against Cameroon

The matches played between both countries;

26 Apr 1960 Nigeria v Cameroon D 0-0 International Friendly

08 Dec 1962 Nigeria v Cameroon W 3-1 Nkrumah Cup

15 Apr 1963 Cameroon v Nigeria W 1-3 International Friendly

31 Aug 1967 Nigeria v Cameroon D 1-1 International Friendly

07 Dec 1968 Nigeria v Cameroon D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

22 Dec 1968 Cameroon v Nigeria W 2-3 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

22 Jan 1975 Nigeria v Cameroon W 1-0 International Friendly

17 Jul 1978 Nigeria v Cameroon D 0-0 African Games

02 Feb 1980 Nigeria v Cameroon D 0-0 International Friendly

18 Mar 1984 Cameroon v Nigeria L 3-1 Africa Cup of Nations Final

17 Mar 1988 Nigeria v Cameroon D 1-1 Africa Cup of Nations

27 Mar 1988 Cameroon v Nigeria L 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Final

10 Jun 1989 Nigeria v Cameroon W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

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27 Aug 1989 Cameroon v Nigeria L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

25 Jan 1992 Nigeria v Cameroon W 2-1 Africa Cup of Nations

07 Aug 1997 Nigeria v Cameroon W 1-0 LG Cup

13 Feb 2000 Nigeria v Cameroon L 2-2 Africa Cup of Nations Final

01 Jun 2003 Nigeria v Cameroon W 3-0 LG Cup

08 Feb 2004 Cameroon v Nigeria W 1-2 Africa Cup of Nations

11 Oct 2015 Nigeria v Cameroon W 3-0 International Friendly

01 Sep 2017 Nigeria v Cameroon W 4-0 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

04 Sep 2017 Cameroon v Nigeria D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

06 Jul 2019 Nigeria v Cameroon W 3-2 Africa Cup of Nations

04 Jun 2021 Nigeria v Cameroon L 0-1 International Friendly

08 Jun 2021 Cameroon v Nigeria D 0-0 International Friendly

Nigeria have won 12 out of their 25 games against Cameroon, while the Indomitable Lions won eight, with five ending in a draw.

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The Super Eagles have a good record against the 2017 African Champions regarding facing in any of the knockout stages except the final.

Of the five AFCON trophies Cameroon won, the Indomitable Lions won three by beating Nigeria in the final. At the same time, the Super Eagles have never lost any match against them in AFCON aside finals.

The Super Eagles knocked them out of the competition in the quarter-final stage in 2019, according to Livescores.

Nigeria are looking for another win against the five-time African champions when they meet on Saturday, January 27.

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Nigeria will face the Indomitable Lions in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations round of 16.