- 1 Cameroon vs Namibia: seven away defeats in a row for the visitors, and a group leader at home
- 2 Cameroon: no Baleba or Kofane, but three home wins in their last four competitive games
- 3 Namibia: seven defeats in nine, and a 6-0 in Russia last month
- 4 Free Football Prediction: Cameroon vs Namibia
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Cameroon vs Namibia: seven away defeats in a row for the visitors, and a group leader at home 
Namibia have lost all seven of their recent away matches, not counting the “home” games they play on neutral ground, and they’ve failed to score in six of them. That record goes to Douala on Thursday, where Cameroon lead Group G of qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.
The match is at the Japoma Stadium on Thursday 12 November, kick-off 19:00 UK time. It’s matchday three of six, and the two sides meet again four days later, on 16 November, at the Botswana National Stadium in Gaborone, which Namibia use as their home venue.
Cameroon have four points from two games. They beat Comoros 3-1 in Garoua on 24 September, then drew 1-1 with Congo in Brazzaville five days later, where a 53rd-minute own goal by Congo goalkeeper Melvin Zinga cancelled out Bantsiele’s opener in a match played behind closed doors.
Namibia and Comoros are both on three points, with Comoros second on head-to-head. Namibia beat Congo 1-0 in Gaborone on 24 September, Bethuel Muzeu heading in two minutes after half-time, and then lost 1-0 in Comoros to a Benjaloud Youssouf goal early in the second half.
The head-to-head is closer than the table suggests. These sides have been drawn together in each of the last three qualifying campaigns, and Namibia’s record across the last four meetings is one win, two draws and one defeat. That defeat was 1-0, at this stadium, in September 2024.
Cameroon coach David Pagou has said Namibia “always caused us problems”. We take the point, but we’d weigh Namibia’s current away run more heavily than the history.
Cameroon: no Baleba or Kofane, but three home wins in their last four competitive games 
Cameroon have won three of their last four competitive home matches. Three of those games ended with exactly three Cameroon goals, and two of them were clean sheets.
Pagou has been in charge since December 2025, and his record over ten games reads six wins, two draws and two defeats. The defeats include the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final against Morocco earlier this year. Since then Cameroon have beaten China 2-0 in March and Ivory Coast 1-0 in Abidjan in October, where Bil Nsongo scored the winner.
Two regulars are missing. Carlos Baleba has a hamstring injury, and Ryan Fosso has been called up in his place, while Christian Kofane is out with a thigh problem. Pagou has also left out Andre Onana, Karl Etta Eyong, who is back from a thigh injury, and Nouhou Tolo, explaining that he wants to look at other defenders.
Enzo Ebosse returns for his first call-up since the 2022 World Cup. The squad has 28 names, about ten players who’ve featured in the campaign were left out, and younger players have come in.
Bryan Mbeumo is expected to captain the side, in a three behind the striker with Namaso and Djibirin. He scored against Comoros, as did David Roy Nyengue and Danny Namaso, and Nsongo is likely to lead the line after his goal in Abidjan.
The Congo draw is the warning. Cameroon conceded first in Brazzaville and needed a goalkeeping error to get a point, and Nagida and Nyengue were both booked in the second half.
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Namibia: seven defeats in nine, and a 6-0 in Russia last month 
Namibia have lost seven of their last nine matches. The most recent heavy one was a 6-0 friendly defeat in Russia, and they’ve conceded seven goals across their last two games.
The Congo win in September is the outlier. Muzeu’s header settled it, goalkeeper Riaan Hanamub was singled out for his performance, and the result came at their adopted home in Gaborone rather than on the road.
Collin Benjamin has lost Petrus Shitembi, who withdrew injured after getting hurt playing for Kuching City against Selangor. Absalom Iimbondi is back in the squad for the first time since the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations.
Peter Shalulile captains the side and Deon Hotto brings experience. Both started both September qualifiers, along with Hanamub, Muzeu, Rudath and A. Petrus.
The shape is likely to be a back three with Hanamub sitting in front of it, according to the expected line-up, which points to a side set up to protect rather than press. That approach has kept the scores close against Cameroon in the past.
Six blank away games out of seven is the number that shapes our pick. Namibia scored once in their two September qualifiers, and that goal came at home.
Probable lineup Cameroon: Ngapandouetnbu; Tchamadeu, Kotto, Keben, Nagida; Avom, Nyengue; Mbeumo, Namaso, Djibirin; Nsongo
Probable lineup Namibia: Kamaijanda; Amutenya, Hambira, Katau; Hanamub; Shidolo, A. Petrus; Hotto, Muzeu, Rudath; Shalulile
Free Football Prediction: Cameroon vs Namibia
Our prediction: Cameroon to win to nil
We’re backing Cameroon to win without conceding. Namibia have failed to score in six of their last seven away matches, Cameroon kept clean sheets in two of their last four competitive home games, and the September 2024 meeting at this stadium finished 1-0.
The straight home win would be the safer selection, but we expect it to be priced short. Winning to nil adds value and sits on the strongest statistic in this fixture, Namibia’s lack of goals on the road.
The risk is Cameroon’s own patchiness: Baleba and Kofane are out, the squad has been reshuffled and Congo scored against them in September. Even so, a side that’s conceded seven in two games is unlikely to cause many problems going forward, and we expect a narrow, controlled home win.
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