German-born trainer of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, Volker Finke, is upbeat as he begins preparing his players for the November 17 2013 match against the Cathage Eagles of Tunisia.
Talking to journalists ahead of the camping that opens Tuesday, November 12 2013 at the Confederation of African Football, CAF, Excellence Centre in Mbankomo, outskirts of Yaoundé, Finke said he is preparing his 25-man team to qualify for Brazil 2014. “We have one objective – qualification for World Cup 2014 in Brazil,” he mentioned.
Volker Finke, Coach, Indomitable Lions of Cameroon
According to the football technician, Cameroon has all it takes to win the Sunday, November 17 2013 match at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaoundé. “Our chances are in our hands. We are working extra hard to qualify, multiplying meetings, consultations and analysing what happened in Rades, Tunisia during the first leg match,” he said.
Finke expressed glee that after the weekend matches in Europe, where the bulk of his players trade their professional skills, they have arrived Yaoundé free of injuries. “My wish is to see this buoyant atmosphere continue across the week until after the match on Sunday, November 17 2013. Though Vincent Aboubakar, Samuel Fils Eto’o and Jean II Makoun arrived Cameroon via the Douala International Airport, these players are expected in Yaoundé before 11:00 pm Cameroon Time(Monday, November 11 2013). Everybody is in place and we are looking forward positively,” he noted.
On how he intends to take off with the 5-day, training camp, Finke replied; “It is that of a winning spirit. We have five days to do a lot of work. The attackers have a lot of options amongst them. Let’s not talk much. This is not time for big declarations. We learnt alot from Rades after the first leg match. Tunisia had more scoring opportunities than Cameroon but the goalless tie was not a bad thing for us. We are hopeful.”
Observers of Cameroon have been expressing words of caution to the players, the technical bench and to Cameroonians in general, citing the 1995 last game against Egypt that Cameroon lost because they expressed too much confidence and failed to win their match.
