Match Report
Nigeria went into the game 2nd in the table on 7 points; Cameroon sat 2nd on 4 — a 3-point gap. Cameroon's recent output lagged their position: 8th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Nigeria were scoring 1 and conceding 0.33, Cameroon 1.67 and 2, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
The venue was Stade de l'Amitié in Cotonou, with room for 50,000 spectators. With 53 matches recorded and 2.8 yellow cards per game, R. Jiyed was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Nigeria led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.