Benjamin Moukandjo insists Cameroon's team spirit will be key for his side as they prepare to launch their Confederations Cup Group B campaign against Chile.
The South Americans are appearing at the tournament for the first time against a youthful Cameroon side and must do without goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, who has been ruled out by a calf injury so Johnny Herrera will line up again in goal.
But Moukandjo believes the togetherness of Cameroon will hold them in good stead and told FIFA's official website: "When it's just us, we tell jokes and make fun of each other, but once we're out on the training pitch, everything gets serious again – we know when we need to get down to work.
"Over time, and especially during the Cup of Nations campaign, we all became firm friends. We headed off to the tournament as a team, but while we were there we became a family.
"We knew that we had to create a real team spirit so that we could compete with nations with talented individuals, because we don't have any real stars in the team."
