Cameroon's Broos targets 2018 World Cup ticket

Having qualified the country for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, the Indomitable Lions handler is hoping to seal Russia 2018 spot

Hugo Broos has set his sight on qualifying Cameroon for the 2018 Fifa World Cup Russia.

The Indomitable Lions were bounced out of the group stages of the 2014 Fifa World Cup staged in Brazil having lost all three games in the South American country.

And having guided the four-time African champions to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, the Belgian tactician revealed that his next target is to help the country pick their eighth Fifa World Cup ticket, though admitted the team is still a work in progress.

“You have to remember that we’re at a transitional stage and that we’re building a new team,” Broos told Fifa.com.

“Yes, we qualified for Brazil 2014, but our performances once we got there were disappointing. We have to put that behind us and look to the future.

“Qualification for the World Cup will depend on how fast the players buy into the rebuilding project. We’ll need to build a solid side, one that can compete with any opponents.

“If the players apply the advice that we give them at training, it will all go well. Now, we’ll see who we get in the draw on 24 June and what kind of chances we have on paper.

“Getting Cameroon to Russia 2018 is my prime objective,” he concluded.

Cameroon have been seeded in Pot 3 alongside Morocco, Guinea, South Africa and Congo for the World Cup 2018 qualifying draw billed for June 24 in Cairo.