The Cameroonian goalkeeper played for Manchester United against Tottenham (2-2) and intends to play less than 24 hours in Cameroon. Drive to Liverpool airport (1 hour). There he boarded a plane to Abidjan (9 hours). Bad weather prevented him from flying to Yamoussoukro and he had to do it by car (2h). Despite all the obstacles, he arrived at the stadium on time, but found out that Cameroon called him from the match against Guinea (1-1), where the starting goalkeeper was Ondoa, his cousin. He can be seen in the stands watching what happened.
According to African media, he did not like the decision. According to journalist ‘MickyJnr’, El Hadji Diouf had to talk to Onana to explain the decision, because Song didn’t even talk to him to tell him. However, another media outlet said that he did not like the decision but accepted it as the agreed plan was not perfect due to some setbacks.
In Cameroon’s second match, next Friday against Senegal (6pm), he is expected to start and resolve the tense atmosphere created by the whole situation. In Cameroon it is not fully understood that he has special permission to continue playing for United while other players train. Salah, another star of the Premier League and the Africa Cup, has no such permit.
The tournament with the national team should be an escape route for Onana, who in the early part of the season performed below expectations at Manchester United. However, the way it started with not calling, anything can happen.
Source: La Verdad
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