The Indomitable Lions and qualification for Russia 2018: A rocky path ⁰

The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon will not have an easy task en route to Moscow. The Lions have been paired with the likes of Algeria which is currently the best selection in the continent. To be sure, Cameroon will travel to Algiers on Monday, the 3^rd of October 2016.

The Indomitable Lions will host the Mighty Zambia on November the 7th, 2016 in Yaounde. Then, Head Coach Hugo Broos and his boys will travel to the fantastically corrupt nation for their third match scheduled for Monday, August 28, 2017. The encounter against Nigeria will mark the end of the first phase.

The Super Eagles will be in Cameroon on Saturday, September 2, 2017. The Indomitable Lions will again have a home menu against Algeria on the 2nd of October 2017 before going to stage the final game of the playoffs in Lusaka- Zambia on November 6th, 2017.

Here is the full schedule of Group B matches

October 3, 2016

Algeria against Cameroon

Zambia against Nigeria

November 7, 2016

Cameroon against Zambia

Nigeria against Algeria

August 28, 2017

Nigeria against Cameroon

Zambia against Algeria

September 2, 2017

Algeria against Zambia

Cameroon against Nigeria

October 2, 2017

Nigeria against Zambia

Cameroon against Algeria

November 6, 2017

Zambia against Cameroon

Algeria against Nigeria

NB:  Only the first of the group will qualify for the finals of the World Cup Russia 2018. The system of qualification has not provided for second best.

Ebong Kingsley (Cameroon Concord News Group)