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Libya-Cameroon: Duel for control of Group D

Cameroon’s forward Nounkeu Tchoukeu (L) vies with Libyan defender Jamal Mohammed on June 10, 2012 at Taieb Mhiri stadium, in Sfax, during their Africa Zone qualifying match for the World Cup 2014 football championships. AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID (Photo credit should read FETHI BELAID/AFP/GettyImages)

The Indomitable Lions will play the 2026 World Cup qualifiers match this November 21, 2023 without André Onana et Léon Bell Bell. According to the Cameroonian Football Federation (Fécafoot), “ medical imaging carried out by national team doctors revealed a condition in the pubis“. In the press release which made the announcement this Sunday, November 19, the governing body of Cameroonian football therefore indicates that “ the player… released due to injury during the match against Mauritius on November 17, 2023, is not part of the delegation of the Indomitable Lions currently in Benghazi “. There is no doubt that the Cameroonian goals will be kept at the Benghazi Martyrs Stadium by Joseph Fabrice Remove. The Nîmes goalkeeper replaced the main goalkeeper in the last twenty minutes after his injury. He who is the second goalkeeper in the selection at the moment.

Before André Onana, Léon Bell Bell had already been hit in the ankle. Which was the reason for the commitment of the player from FC Magdeburg in the German second division to claim a first selection with the A.

The 22 other Lions have been on Libyan soil since this weekend and had their first training session this Sunday. In view of the match of the 2nd day of the 2nd round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Africa zone, group D. The 7th in history between the Indomitable Lions and the Knights of the Mediterranean. With an advantage on paper for the band Rigobert Song Bahanag. Indeed, Cameroon recorded four victories, compared to only one for Libya, and one draw. As a player, Rigobert Song Bahanag who played four times against Libya, never lost and never conceded a goal. It’s a match that promises to be tough for the two opponents who are leaders of the group. Cameroon occupying the first. Cameroon beat Mauritius (3-0), while Libya won over Eswatini (0-1). Cape Verde and Angola separated in a goalless draw.

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