AFRICA Cup of Nations hosts Cameroon will be determined to avoid an upset when they take on debutants Comoros at the Olembe Stadium on Monday.

Kick-off is at 9pm CAT (SA, GMT+2)

The Indomitable Lions advanced to the round of 16 as Group A winners after collecting seven points from their opening three matches of the tournament.

Toni Conceicao's side kicked off their Afcon 2021 campaign with a 2-1 win over Burkina Faso and then thrashed Ethiopia 4-1 before being held to a 1-1 draw by Cape Verde.

The five-time African champions were drawn in the same group as the Coelacanths for the qualifiers, and recorded a 3-0 victory most recently after their first-ever encounter ended in a 1-1 draw.

Conceicao welcomed the week-long rest before their next encounter after reaching the initial target of making it out of the group stages.

"We achieved our first goal which was qualification in the next round. We wanted to finish the group stage with a victory, but the Cape Verde team was good and did not allow us that," he said in the post-match interview on Monday.

"Now we have to prepare well the round of 16 here in Olembe with more recovery."

Amir Abdou's men have already made history by qualifying for the showpiece event for the first time in their history. but they will be hoping to keep the dream alive for a little longer yet.

The island nation progressed to knockout stages as one of the best third-placed teams, having picked up three points from their three games in Group C.