Andre Onana Dropped By Cameroon For Refusing To Change Keeping Style

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Andre Onana Dropped By Cameroon

Andre Onana Dropped By Cameroon: At the 2022 World Cup, there was controversy prior to the early game on Monday, November 28 because Cameroon goalie Andre Onana was completely left out of the matchday roster.

Onana reportedly refused to play in a more conventional manner when manager Rigobert Song requested it; as a result, Onana was reportedly excluded.

So Andre Onana Dropped By Cameroon Because he refused to alter his playing style, Andre Onana of Inter Milan was reportedly benched by Cameroon for the critical match against Serbia.
Onana, one of the team’s stars, was not only left out of the starting 11 but also the entire matchday squad, according to the news that broke as the team rosters were made public.

Andre Onana Dropped By Cameroon

Then Fabrizio Romano claimed that Song wanted Onana to switch back to a more conventional goalkeeping approach, but Onana refused to do so.

Having played for Barcelona and Ajax before joining Inter on a free transfer over the summer, Onana is a very contemporary goalkeeper.
Onana had 61 touches in the opening loss to Switzerland, the most of any goalkeeper at this World Cup. Some touches were virtually at the halfway point, according to his heatmap.
He will now observe from the stands as Cameroon plays Serbia in a match that both sides must win after losing their opening games.
Devis Epassy, who plays professional football for Saudi Arabia, is his replacement.
When he was initially overlooked, some stories did indicate that the reason for his exclusion was that he had questioned Samuel Eto’o’s inclusion in the squad, a legend in Cameroon.
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