Cameroon seeking maiden victory over Namibia

by Staff Reporter

Friday Sep 06, 2024. 13:41

Cameroon will be looking to maintain their unbeaten start under Marc Brys when they host Namibia in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Japoma Stadium on Saturday, September 7.

Kick-off is at 6pm CAT (SA, GMT+2)

Brys was appointed head coach of the Indomitable Lions under a cloud and has encountered difficulties in his job due to a rocky relationship with Cameroonian Football Federation president Samuel Eto’o.

The Belgian kicked off his tenure with a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Cape Verde and a 1-1 draw against Angola in June which kept Cameroon at the top of Group D in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.

Rigobert Song had guided the Central African giants to the round of 16 at AFCON 2023, but he was sacked in February following a poor showing, having won just one of his four matches in Ivory Coast.

Namibia also made it to the same stage of the tournament, although they weren’t even expected to get out of Group E, which contained Tunisia, Mali and South Africa.

The Warriors ended up advancing as one of the best third-placed teams and they bowed out to neighbours Angola following a 3-0 defeat in the first knockout round.

Collin Benjamin’s side find themselves second in their 2026 World Cup qualifying group, two points behind Tunisia after back-to-back draws with Liberia and the Eagles of Carthage maintained their unbeaten start to the campaign.