Cameroon: matches, team and player to be watched by the Indomitable Lions at the World Cup in Qatar

The Indomitable Lions will play their eighth World Championship this fall. A five-time winner of the African Cup of Nations, Cameroon is one of the best African teams. However, it is difficult to make him a solid favorite for this World Cup, where he will already have to face a tough group with Serbia, Switzerland and Brazil.

Joke

In 1985, the Frenchman Claude Le Roy was appointed as the coach of the Cameroon national team, who has not yet given his consent. While traveling in Yaoundé, he was confronted with a fait accompli when the national technical director formally enthroned him at the head of the Indomitable Lions in front of an audience of journalists. An anecdote told by a technician in his book The Blond Sorcerer.

Cameroon national team jersey

Cameroon has been connected to the AC grid for several months now. Eliminated in the semi-finals of the last African Cup of Nations they played at home last January, the Indomitable Lions then managed to climb to the final phase of that World Cup after a last-second success. skirmish with Algiers. But two recent losses in a friendly match against Uzbekistan (2-0) and then against South Korea (1-0) are not enough to calm down in the weeks before the big world rally. Despite Frank Zambo Anguissa’s brilliant form and captain Vincent Abubakar’s scoring prowess, Cameroon will have a hard time getting into the fight for qualification in this Group G.

26 players selected

Many current or former Ligue 1 players in this Cameroonian workforce: Simon Ngapanduetnbu, Christopher Wu, Jean-Charles Castelletto, Nicolas N’Koulou, André-Franc Zambo-Angissa, Olivier Ncham, Carl Toko Ekambi, Georges-Kevin Nkudu, Vincent Abubakar , Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting… so many players whose qualities we know and who form the heart of the Cameroonian group.

• guardians : Onana (Inter), Epassi (Abha), Ngapanduetnbu (Marseille)
• Defenders Cast: Wuh (Rennes), Castelletto (Nantes), N’Kulu (Aris Thessaloniki), Ebosse (Udinese), Tolo (Seattle Sounders), Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union), Fay ( “Al-Tai”).
• Environment : Zambo-Angissa (CSK Naples), Khongla (Hellas Verona), Um Gue (KV Mechelen), Ondua (Hannover 96), Ntcham (Swansea), Kunde (Olympiacos) .
• Intruders : Toko Ekambi (Lyon), N’Kudu (Besiktas), Ngamaleu (Dynamo Moscow), Ngom (Apehes), Mbeumo (Brentford), Bassogog (Shanghai Shenhua), Abubakar ( “Al-Nasr”), Choupo-Moting (“Bayern”). ), Nsame (Young Boys Bern), Maru (Coton Sport FC)

Likely composition

Cameroon usually plays in the classic 4-3-3 formation. Successful during the last CAN, the Ngadeu-Castelletto loop needs to be updated. In the center, the ephemeral Marseillais Olivier Ncham recently received Cameroonian sports citizenship and thus could appear in the starting XI. The same goes for Brentford striker Brian Mbeumo, who should play to the right of a fine trio, complete with Abubakar and Lyonne Toko Ekambi.

Player to Watch: Andre Onana

Featured in the 2018-2019 season when he reached the Champions League semi-finals with Ajax Amsterdam, the Cameroonian goalkeeper was shown as one of the best in his position on the African continent. But at the start of 2021, a positive doping test will abruptly halt his ascent. In the Marca columns, Onana indicated that he inadvertently ingested a drug intended for his wife. Onana replayed several matches for Ajax at the end of last season before joining Inter Milan and showing solid results there.

Cameroon fixtures

Refer to the profile of all teams on the main page. In particular, Group G, namely Brazil, Serbia and Switzerland.