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Afcon 2019: Nigeria’s awoken from Madagascar nightmare - Troost-Ekong

Nigeria defender William Troost-Ekong believes the embarrassing 2-0 defeat against Madagascar in the group stage will inspire his side to victory in Saturday’s clash with the reigning Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) champions Cameroon.

The Super Eagles, who have been tipped as one of the tournament favourites, suffered a shocking defeat to Nicolas Dupuis’s men courtesy of goals from Lalaina Nomenjanahary and Carolus Andriamatsinoro on Sunday.

“We feel sad about the Madagascar game; it will give us a boost ahead against Cameroon,” Troost-Ekong told the media on Friday.

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“We've been in this situation before when we've lost games when we might have been favourites beforehand.