By Amr Shaheen

We are only 90 minutes away from Germany 2006 Cameroon striker Achille Webo

Cameroon's Indomitable Lions are on the verge of securing an African record fifth successive appearance in the World Cup finals.

The Indomitable Lions, who lead second-placed Ivory Coast by one point, will guarantee their place at Germany 2006 if they beat Egypt in Yaounde on Saturday.

Despite facing some hard times during the qualifiers, the Cameroonians turned their fortunes when replacing former German boss Winfried Schafer with the veteran Portuguese Artur Jorge.

The former Portugal and Switzerland coach was able to accomplish what his predecessor failed to, finding a partner, Spain-based Achille Webo, for the reigning Caf Footballer of the Year Samuel Eto'o.

Webo proved his worth from day one under Jorge by scoring a last-minute winner at home to minnows Sudan to keep his country's chances alive.

The Osasuna striker then proved his weight in gold when scoring a hat-trick against Ivory Coast in Abidjan to turn the Elephants' World Cup dream into a nightmare.

"We know we are only 90 minutes away from Germany 2006," Webo said about the clash with the Pharaohs.

"That is why there is no room for error. Come what may, we will make it."

The Egyptians will be without their talisman, Ahmed "Mido" Hossam, who will miss the game for injury while defender Amir Azmi Megahed and striker Abdelhalim Ali both left the camp after failing to pass a fitness test.

The Ivorians are praying for a Egyptian victory

The mood in Egypt is focused on the second leg of the Champions' League between domestic rivals Ahly and Zamalek, and there are rumours many of the two clubs' players tried to skip the journey to Yaound�.

But Pharaohs' manager Hassan Shehata, who has been under fire from Egyptian FA board members for the Pharaohs' recent poor form, is aiming to achieve a positive result in Cameroon.

If Shehata cannot rely on adequate support from the media and fans, he will definitely get it from someone else in Egypt - the Ivorians.

The Elephants have been camping in Cairo for the past two days to prepare for their match against Sudan in Khartoum and French coach Henri Michel has been more than a friend to Shehata lately.

"We hope that your national team will play a fair game and do their best against Cameroon regardless of the group situation," the Frenchman told reporters in Cairo.

Ivory Coast will reach their first World Cup finals if they win in Sudan and Cameroon fail to beat the Egyptians.

On Sunday, winless Benin host Libya in a game which has no impact on the group standings.