Despite five-time African champions Cameroon losing their opening 2022 World Cup game, FC Talanta midfielder Luis Masika has sensationally claimed that the Indomitable Lions will sail all the way to the final.Cameroon who are placed in pool G with some of the world’s football powerhouses fell 1-0 to Switzerland on Thursday and will have to beat Serbia in the second group stage match set to be played on Monday if they are to keep their hopes of sailing to the next round alive.##NAJAVA_MECA_6834178##Interestingly, it was the Cameroon born Breel Embolo who made the difference in the opener as his second half goal saw Switzerland gather three points.The Rigobert Song coached side will wrap their group stage matches with a clash against the high-flying Brazil on Friday.Masika who has Cameroonian roots by virtue of his mother being from the Central African state said the Indomitable Lions, against all the odds had a chance of beating Serbia and Brazil and sealing a place in the round of sixteen. His father is a Kenyan.Psyched up Senegal go hammer and tongs at Qatar in must-win duelThe defensive midfielder who revealed that he constantly travels to Cameroon to link up with some of the family members from his mother’s side said he had placed a bet on the Lions roaring all the way to the final and ultimately, writing history as the first African state to clinch the coveted gong.Prior to the start of the tournament, FECAFOOT President and legendary forward Samuel Eto’o claimed that Cameroon had the mettle to shock everyone in Qatar and bringing the golden trophy to Yaoundé.Brazil grinds to halt as World Cup party starts“My money is on Cameroon to win the World Cup regardless of the bad start! They have a good team that is capable of winning the remaining group stage matches, the calibre of the opponents notwithstanding. We can’t rule out miracles happening on the pitch at all. We have seen teams begin tournaments on the wrong footing only to recover and win it,” he said.Masika who can also play as a central defender joined Talanta last year from the defunct Ushuru FC.
