Reports now indicate that there might be tension between first choice goalkeeper of Cameroon Andre Onana and the teams head coach Rigobert Song.
The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon played a 1-1 draw with Guinea in the country’s first AFCON 2023 game but the focal point of the evening was identified as Andre Onana allegedly being upset for not being selected in the starting lineup for the country by the head coach Rigobert Song.
Onana did not join the national team till late in the afternoon today, Monday, January 15, 2024, after taking a private plane from England following his appearance in Manchester United’s 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur.
Reports indicate that it took efforts from the Senegalese football legend El Hadji Diouf to calm the Manchester United’s number one down.
Concerns had initially been raised as to if Onana will be available for Cameroon’s first game of the tournament when it was revealed he will remain at Man United for two more games before reporting to the camp.
Why didn’t Andre Onana start for Cameroon at AFCON 2023?
When asked in the post-match press conference why Andre Onana did not start for Cameroon in their opening fixture of AFCON 2023, Head coach, Rigobert Song, revealed that the Manchester United’s number one had only arrived on the morning of the fixture.
This means Onana had not had the opportunity of training with the team before the fixture which was played at 5 pm WAT today.