Mboma: Eagles are strong and aggressive

Patrick Mboma, who wore the jersey of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon at two consecutive World Cups in 1998 and 2002, is wary of the threat Nigeria will pose to France when both countries clash today in Brasilia.

The former Paris Saint-Germain attacker reckons that France will find it difficult producing the goods, insisting that the Super Eagles physical attributes will derail the European team's ambitions.

''Nigerians are strong players, especially in defence, and they will be very aggressive. They will certainly be at the limit, they will make shots and we only have to reply differently by the way we play.”

''Remain calm and composed or risk leaving the game or to be cautioned or sent off by the referee,'' Patrick Moboma told Radio Monte Carlo Sport.

France national team's results against African opposition in previous World Cups have been a mix bag, winning games against South Africa (1998) and Togo(2006) and losing two to Senegal (2002) and South Africa (2010).

Werder Bremen striker Joseph Akpala netted after 32 minutes in the first and only meeting between the Super Eagles and the Blues at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-Ètienne) in 2009.