The Cameroon Football Federation has published the list of 21 players called to camp ahead of the crucial Fifa World Cup qualifier against Togo in Yaounde on 10 October 2009.
The new man in the Lion’s den is Henri Nsame Bedimo who plays for French second division club Chateuroux. This
Henri Bedimo (photo by l'Equipe)
25-year-old left-back comes as replacement for Tottenham’s Benoit Assou-Ekotto who is suspended for this game.
French media reports had suggested that Henri Bedimo Nsame would benefit from Paul Le Guen’s nod after the coach travelled to Vannes to supervise the player during a French League 2 encounter. The player who had once played for Toulouse Football Club in the French Elite league was recommended to him by a friend.
Apart from Henri Bedimo Nsame, the rest of the players retained were part of the squad that played in an international friendly against Austria in August and the two World Cup qualifiers against Gabon in early September.
Aurelien Tchedjou Fongang who was part of those expeditions has been left out due to an injury that will keep him off pitches for the next six weeks. Many had speculated that Le Guen would also leave out Eyong Enoh Tarkang who has been nursing a groin injury but the Ajax Amsterdam man is on the list.
Here is the full list as published on the Fecafoot web site:
1. KAMENI Carlos – Espanyol Barcelona (Spain)
2. SOULEYMANOU Hamidou - Kayserispor (Turkey)
3. SONG Rigobert - Trabzonspor (Turkey)
4. NJITAP Geremi - Newcastle (England)
5. BASSONG Sébastien - Tottenham (England)
6. Henri BEDIMO - Chateauroux (France)
7. BINYA Augustin - Neuchatel Xamax (Switzerland)
8. BIKEY Stéphane - Burnley FC (England)
9. NKOULOU Nicolas - AS Monaco (France)
10. MAKOUN II Jean – Lyon (France)
11. MBIA Stéphane – Marseille (France)
12. NGOM KOME Daniel – Tenerife (Spain)
13. EYONG Enoh – Ajax Amsterdam (Holland)
14. NGUEMO Landry – Celtic Glasgow (Scotland)
15. EMANA Achille – Real Betis (Spain)
16. SOMEN Tchoyi – Red Bull Salzburg (Austria)
17. WEBO Achille – RCD Mallorca (Spain)
18. MEYONG-ZE Albert - SC Braga (Portugal)
19. SONG Alexandre - Arsenal (England)
20. ALO’O EFOULOU Paul - Nancy (France)
21. ETO’O Samuel – Inter Milan (Italy)
Well GEF, i think most Cameroonians want a win in that encounter.We have to be in South Africa , next year. I can`t just imagine a world cup tournament in Africa without the football giant of the continent.No way papa, Alles les Lions
There is nothing that unites Cameroonians like soccer.My earnest and sincere prayer to the lions of Cameroon, for a sound and justified victory.I predict a 2-0 goal in favour of the lions both goals will be scored by Etoo Fils in the first half of the match.Amen.Jesus is Lord.
God bless our motherland and the peoples of this great nation called Cameroon.Amen and Amen.
I think we have the pedigree to go through Togo,but i have a concern about the mentality and moral of the players.If they are aggressive and willing to win,they will make us happy ,but if full of confidence and think they deserve victory because they are “the indomitable lions”,then they will embarrass themsleves and the entire country as the Junior Lions did against the United states of America last Tuesday.
I wish them luck.
God bless the indomitable lions of Cameroon.we in the diaspora express our massive support for the national team come down 2010 with football being a unifying factor in the country.we hope to meet you in the South Africa in 2010 by the grace of God.Lions you are welcome to the republic of south Africa in advance.ELIJAH,SA
God bless the indomitable lions of Cameroon.we in the diaspora express our massive support for the national team come 2010 with football being a unifying factor in the country.we hope to meet you in South Africa in 2010 by the grace of God.Lions you are welcome to the republic of south Africa in advance.ELIJAH:ALIAS THE DON
The Almighty Lord that saw the Lions through Gabon,will still see us through Togo.
sensational list.thats great Le Guen.
What has God got to do with soccer? So God is nowhere to be found in Togo? hey! People, leave God alone. God doesn’t go for gambling and soccer is another form of gambling.
Shmael Reed. SA