YAOUNDE, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Cameroon will be out to get the job done and win when they host rivals Cote d'Ivoire in a key FIFA World Cup qualifier on Tuesday in Douala, coach Antonio Conceicao said on Monday.
Cameroon needs to beat Cote d'Ivoire to top Group D and progress to the next stage of qualifying at the expense of their rivals.
"We are focused, united and our objective is to win, win and win," Conceicao told a pre-match press conference in Douala on Monday evening.
He added that his players were in top form and eager to please the home crowd with a victory.
"We will do our best to put smiles on the faces of Cameroonians," said forward Christian Bassogog.
After their 3-0 victory against Mozambique at the weekend, the Ivorians were confident of progressing to the next stage of qualifying, said Paulin Claude Danho, Ivorian minister of sports promotion and economic development.
"We come here because we have to win. We want to go to the World Cup. We also want our players to show that they are the best," Danho told reporters.
Cameroonian authorities have said up to 25,000 fans with negative COVID-19 test results will be allowed to enter the stadium to watch the match, the highest number of fans since the central African nation began relaxing anti-COVID-19 measures in stadia. Enditem