Vincent Aboubacar is forfeited for the matches between Cameroon and Mauritius and Libya on November 17 and 21. Matches counting for 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The captain of the Indomitable Lions was injured at club Thursday evening in the Europa League while he was still warming up, to face Bodo/Glimt. The club press release issued to this effect indicates that “ Vincent Aboubakar felt pain in the back of his right thigh during the warm-up before the match…» Then on his X account (previously twitter), Besiktas announced that “ an MRI performed at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital revealed a strain and hemorrhage of the posterior thigh muscle“. Hence his replacement even before the start of the match which the Turkish club lost at home (1-2).
Leonel Ateba
The length of Vincent Aboubakar’s unavailability has not yet been determined, but it is certain that the 31-year-old will not be available in four days for Cameroon. At least against Mauritius. Already the health of the former member of Coton sport de Garoua has been unstable in recent days. The striker with 11 goals in 18 club games spent a few days at the end of last October in hospital for abdominal pain. Which kept him away from the field during his club’s last three matches in the league. As a result, Rigobert Song Bahanag summoned a local player to replace his captain. The manager selector has set his sights on Leonel Ateba of Douala Dynamo. The striker has already scored six goals in as many matches. He who was crowned player of the month for October by the National Union of Footballers of Cameroon (Synafoc).
Jean Eric Moursou
For its part, Jean Eric Moursoumidfielder of Coton sport de Garoua will replace Oliver Kemen also victim of injury in the MTN elite one championship. It’s the baptism of fire for the two locals in the den of the Indomitable Lions A.
For the rest, communication from the Indomitable Lions indicates that 22 players are expected this Monday evening at the La Falaise hotel in Douala, headquarters of the national selection for this grouping. Franck Zambo Anguissa et Jean Charles Castelleto will join the group tomorrow Tuesday. The training sessions initially scheduled at the Japoma stadium annex are transferred to the Reunification stadium annex. The match remains scheduled at Japoma.
