Cameroon head coach Rigobert Song has admitted to constantly feeling the pressure as the Indomitable Lions' boss following their shock 2-1 loss to Namibia at the Dobsonville Stadium.
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The five-time African champions were unable to get the better of Namibia in either of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers over the past week.
After drawing with the Brave Warriors in Yaounde on the weekend, Song's charges suffered their fourth loss in their past nine international encounters on Tuesday afternoon, with the west Africans now needing to avoid defeat against Burundi in September if they are to successfully qualify for the continental showpiece in the Ivory Coast.
After their latest loss, Cameroon's record appearance-maker and head coach revealed that pressure is inevitable when you are responsible for the hopes of such a fanatical football nation.
"Everything we do in the world, there is a lot of pressure involved,” the former Liverpool central defender admitted to Soccer Laduma in a post-match press conference.
"If you don't have pressure, you will not do well. We will go back home to work hard, to be strong for next time. The pressure is reality for each person. For the players, for the coaches. If you don't have pressure, you cannot do anything.
"Pressure is good. The fact is that we have to be honest with ourselves. We have to play and work hard to be strong for the next opponent, Burundi.”
President of the Cameroonian Football Federation Samuel Eto'o was also in attendance for his side's loss to the African minnows, and while Song revealed that the legend was disappointed with the result, he also claimed that the ex-Barcelona and Inter Milan forward was in relatively upbeat spirits.
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"The President of the Cameroonian Football Federation is feeling good," Song added.
"Despite the fact that he was disappointed after the defeat, he is still feeling good. We have a great project for our national team and he is confident for our next encounter.
"The president is confident, like me, that with our team we will do our best to be better than today."
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