Along with Cape Verde Islands, the Central African Republic are also on the verge of their first African Nations Cup qualification in a turn about in fortunes for two of the continent's smallest countries from virtually no international competition just over 10 years ago.
Cape Verde Islands are 2-0 up against four-times winners Cameroon, who replaced their coach following their first-leg defeat.
Eto'o, who had refused to play in the first match after labelling the set-up around the team amateurish, made himself available for Sunday's game following a meeting with Cameroon's prime minister.
"I am convinced that together, putting aside other interests for the country, we are capable, with God's assistance, of giving Cameroon football the panache, and shine of old," Eto'o said last month.
Drogba has competed at four successive tournaments, and reached two finals, but has never won African football's most coveted prize.
"For me and my team mates, it would be a great trophy to have, a just reward for the last 10 years when we've worked so hard and tried to carry the country," he said in an interview on the FIFA website this week.
Ethiopia, one of the African football's founder members, seek to qualify for the first time in 31 years but are two goals down after losing 5-3 to neighbours Sudan in the last month.
