Kick-off is at 4:00pm.
Indomitable Lions coach Volker Finke, though, has a tough task ahead of him with a number of key players missing from his squad like, Schalke players Joël Matip and Eric Choupo-Moting, goalkeeper Pierre Sylvain Abogo and left-back Ambroise Oyongo Bitolo. All out for this opening qualifying match against Mauritania.
Finke, however, has selected new set of players into the side hoping to breathe new life into the side, player like FC Sochaux’s 22-year-old striker Karl Toko Ekambi, Paris Saint-Germain’s 17-year-old midfielder Félix Eboa Eboa and FC Cluj’s 22-year-old striker Justin Mengolo.
Cameroon will also be coming into this match high in confidence after beating Burkina Faso 3-2 and drawing 1-1 with DR Congo in the build-up to this match.
The other two teams in Group M are South Africa and Gambia who face each other on Saturday in Durban.
Mauritania, on the other hand, are minnows on the African continent and will be looking to cause an upset against Cameroon.
Coached by Corentin Martins, Mauritania have never reach the continental tournament, but their mentor is confident they can cause a few upsets.
“We need to keep faith, even if we are here to learn at the highest level. We are going to give our best to seal this qualification,” Martins is quoted as saying.
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