Arriving in the den of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon at AFCON 2023 this Monday, André Onana did not play against Guinea Conakry. After his team’s difficult match, the Manchester United goalkeeper spoke to the press.
Cameroon is making a lot of talk in this 34th edition of the African Cup of Nations. In the group of death alongside the Teranga Lions of Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea Conakry, the Cameroonians attract attention.
On everyone’s lips before the start of this AFCON 2023 with preparation truncated by huge controversies linked to the coach and the players summoned for the competition, Cameroon did not know how to launch the competition well this Monday against Syli National from Guinea.
At the heart of the debates before this meeting, André Onana, the team’s number 1 goalkeeper, let loose.
Onana’s explosive situation in selection
After missing his team’s preparation to be able to play with his club Manchester United in England, André Onana finally found the Indomitable Lions a few hours before the start of the match against Guinea.
Straight back on a plane after the match at United and Tottenham on Sunday, the former Inter Milan goalkeeper arrived in Abidjan early in the morning.
While he should have landed directly in Yamoussoukro where the Cameroonians are playing in Group C, he was unable to due to the weather at the local airport.
After many adventures, the star of the Indomitable Lions joined Rigobert Song’s group for this AFCON 2023.
If we expected him directly in the goals as announced by the agreement between him and FECAFOOT which allowed him to stay in Manchester United until the day before Cameroon’s first match, André Onana did not play.
While his teammates took to the pitch in Yamoussoukro to challenge the Guineans, we saw the 27-year-old goalkeeper in the stadium tunnels in discussion with Senegalese legend El Hadji Diouf.
🔴 El Hadji Diouf🇸🇳 est partie dans le vestaire des Camerounais pour tenter de calmer Andre Onana🇨🇲.
Arrivée à quelques heures du coup d’envoi contre la Guinée, Onana🇨🇲 n’est pas content car il ne figure pas sur la feuille de match. pic.twitter.com/SDb3AqGfpd
— Le Media 100Filtre (@lemedia100filtr) January 15, 2024
