Salisu Yusuf, the Assistant Coach of the Super Eagles, says the team is optimistic of victory over Cameroon in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Friday.
Yusuf said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday when the team was leaving for Uyo.
He described the super Eagles as a better team in spite of its loss to the South Africans in an African Cup of Nations qualifier in Uyo.
Also, Patrick Paschal, the team’s Coordinator, expressed confidence in the ability of the team to beat Cameroon.
Paschal, who described the present team as crop of “quality players”, said grabbing three points from the match was not negotiable.
He urged Nigerians to forget the past but expect quality and impressive performance from the super Eagles.
Paschal said: “That Nigeria lost to South Africa in the AFCON qualifiers does not mean we cannot beat Cameroon.
“Remember that after the loss which was of course the AFCON, we went ahead to qualify for CHAN, but this is world cup qualifiers.”
NAN reports that the team left Abuja for Uyo on Monday for its world cup crackers against Cameroon on Friday.
The invited players are: Mikel Obi, Odion Igalo, Ogenekaro Etebo, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Daniel Akpenyi.
Others are: Mikel Agu, Tyronne Ebuehi, Troost Ekong, Ola Aina who just moved from Chelsea to Hull City and others.
Nigeria is leading in the group B with six points, while Cameroon is trailing behind the super Eagles with two points.
Other countries in the group are Algeria and Zambia with one point each.