CAMEROON captain, Benjamin Moukandjo has told fifa.com that his team have the quality and intend to do all they can to qualify for next year’s showpiece in Russia, which includes beating Nigeria home and away to put the team in good stead.
“We showed that we’ve got quality, but obviously, we’ve still got work to do if we’re going to trouble the big boys.
“We’ve got a young team that’s only just getting acquainted with international competitions.
“We’ve now got a better idea of where we stand, which will help us come back stronger next year and target the World Cup with a lot more going for us,” said Moukandjo.
However, coach Hugo Broos believes that the five-time continental champions had to stop living on their past success and face reality.
Cameroon were knocked out of the FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia on Sunday after a 3-1 defeat to Germany left them with one point from three matches. The Indomitable Lions are also struggling to qualify for next year’s World Cup, having taken only two points from their first two games in African group B to leave them four behind leaders Nigeria. Only the winners qualify.
“It was not a surprise for me. I always said after we won the Nations Cup that we are one of the best teams in Africa but there is still a difference between us and modern football,” Broos told reporters after Sunday’s defeat.
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