By Judith Nwabia

Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions are pulling out all the stops to ensure they defeat group B leaders, Super Eagles of Nigeria when the continental neighbours lock horns in August 2017 in continuation of the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Cameroon coach Hugo Broos has, according to Supersport.com, sent emissaries to England to help persuade Joel Matip to reconsider his retirement from the national side.

The former Schalke 04 defender, who now plays for Liverpool in the Premier League, quit the Cameroon set up in 2015 amidst controversies but Broos hopes the defender can change his mind in time for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations and subsequently the World Cup qualifiers.

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Matip is a very experienced defender who was part of the Cameroon squad for the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil, and if he changes his mind, he is expected to help out a young Cameroon defensive lineup.

The 25-year-old recently returned from injury after missing the 4-3 reversal at Bournemouth over the weekend but is expected to be fit for the EPL clash against West Ham on Sunday.

Nigeria sits pretty at the summit of group B of the qualifiers with six points from two games while Cameroon are second with two points from the same number of matches.

The Super Eagles will host the Indomitable Lions in the next group game and Cameroon coach Broos wants to close the gap between the two sides.