Cameroon is a big underdog at AFCON 2015 - Hervé Penot

Who will succeed Nigeria on the evening of February 8, 2015? Two weeks before the start of the Africa Cup of Nations, prognoses have started. Hervé Penot, the great specialist in African football in daily service team explores some ideas with Camfoot.com.

Can Cameroon win the African Nations Cup 2015?

Who will not make Cameroon my favorite, but an outsider. This is a team that is being created. There is a momentum that I enjoyed during the playoffs with the quality of their performance. It must be remembered, however, that it is a very young team. There are therefore questions about the actual level of some competition. I think for example the keeper that has very little playing time in club.

How does he bear the pressure?

This team has a very strong spine with Nkoulou, Mbia (I hope he is not hurt ...) Choupo, Enoh, Bedimo, Abubakar ... They are very strong but will require other haul out at their level. Lions can be a nice surprise especially since the recall of Chedjou is good in terms of experience, quality and state of mind. Cameroon is therefore a big underdog, but you cannot put too much weight on the shoulders while the team remains as failures. We'll see how this group will withstand pressure. They are in a tough group but in their rope. The lions must have ambition.

Who do you think are the natural favorites?

I think that CAN is very open but the favorite today seems Algeria. They were very strong during the World Cup and appear to have continued in the same vein.

But how will they act in Central Africa, on land less suitable for technical quality?

Mentally, it will reach the level. Secondly, I will set Senegal with an ultra strong team and strong talent in front, then Cameroon or Ivory Coast. That may be when we least expect that this team will be there. Do not forget that their coach, Renard won Guinea and Gabon in 2012 ... He knows how. Elephants without Drogba still have a large workforce. I do not forget Ghana, Burkina Faso, Gabon or even ... There will be surprises. No team has to be taken off, not even Guinea, DRC or South Africa.