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Ifeanyi Udeze lauds Vincent Aboubakar & Choupo Moting for Cameroon’s comeback
By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde
Former Super Eagles player Ifeanyi Udeze showed his happiness with Cameroon for turning defeat into a 3-3 draw against Serbia in an action-packed Group G encounter at the Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah.
The Europeans raced to a 3-1 lead before substitute Vincent Aboubakar masterminded Cameroon’s two goals with a goal and an assist in the second half.
The Indomitable Lions and Eagles served a FIFA World Cup Classic on Monday with a 6-goal thriller and the Nigerian legend could not hide his appreciation over the Afcon 2021 hosts’ fightback.
“I’m happy they came back into the game and earned a draw. I thought they had lost it,”Udeze said on Brila FM.
Second-half goals from Aboubakar and Eric Choupo Moting ensured that Cameroon ended its eight-match losing run at the World Cup.
The former West Bromwich Albion player, Udeze praised the duo of Aboubakar and Choupo Moting for being the brain behind Cameroon’s fighting spirit in the 2022 FIFA World Cup match.
He added: “Vincent Aboubakar thought he was offside but VAR confirmed it was not offside. He’s very happy. At least he has scored at the World Cup.
“Choupo Moting is an experienced player who knows how to position himself. If a player doesn’t have fitness, he must be intelligent to know when to attack the ball.”
The draw ended Cameroon’s eight-match losing streak at the World Cup since South Korea/ Japan 2022 FIFA World Cup where the former African Champions defeated Saudi Arabia.
Cameroon went on to lose eight consecutive games in 2010, 2014, and the opening game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup against Switzerland.
The five-time African Champions face a hard task against five-time World Champions, Brazil in its final Group G game after failing to win its first two group games.
The team needs a win against Brazil on Friday to stand a chance of making it to the Round of 16 for the first time since 1990.
Central Africa football powerhouse at Italia 1990 World Cup became the first African side to qualify for the quarter final before Senegal (2002) and Ghana (2010) equaled the feat.
Morocco, Senegal, Cameroon, Tunisia, and Ghana are representing Africa at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and will hope to achieve Africa’s elusive semi final qualification in Qatar.
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