The participation of Onana in Africa Cup he’s a bit dantesque. It is expected that there is Cameroon can change the football depression in which he has been falling since he came to Manchester Unitedbut it is quite the opposite.
They say what starts bad, ends bad. André still has time to turn the situation around, although it is complicated for him. He missed his Africa Cup debut after being given permission to reach Ivory Coast just one day after playing for Manchester United and he did not start this Tuesday in the decisive match against the Gambiawho won a comeback in extremis (2-3).
The decision to become a substitute felt terrible
The relationship between Song, Eto’o and Onana has been strained for a long time. In fact, we must not forget that Onana abandoned concentration in the center Qatar World Cup due to differences with Rigobert Song and days later, in December 2022, he announced his retirement from the national team.
After several months of conflict with the coach and Samuel Eto’o, president of the Federation, Onana was convinced by the highest authority in the country to return to defend the Cameroon shirt in September in the main match against Burundi which confirmed qualification for the current Africa Cup.
However, Rigobert, in the least possible way, ‘killed’ it. On the first day it was a warning, because even though Onana came with a small margin, in a different context he played. On the second day in the defeat against Senegal he played, unfairly selected. Despite the 0% save percentage, there were no serious mistakes from the 27-year-old goalkeeper in the goals of the Senegalese players. The ever-controversial goalkeeper had reason to sit out.
Far from accepting the decision, according to the Cameroonian media, the ’24’ made a decision that was quite bad and immediately asked Eto’o for explanations, where he even suggested that he intervene in the coach’s decision and do he is the starter. . The former Barça striker, knowing Onana’s character and the ups and downs they experienced in their relationship, chose to ignore her, which further inflamed Ondoa’s cousin, who was chosen to be between the sticks.
As time went by, he accepted the decision more easily and when the game ended he could be seen celebrating with the rest of his teammates. This should be normal, but in a world of egos like football, it is not always normal.
Source: La Verdad
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