Andre Onana has decided to quit Cameroon’s World Cup squad after being dropped for their 3-3 draw with Serbia for ‘disciplinary reasons’.
The goalkeeper started in Cameroon’s World Cup opener against Switzerland but did not feature in their matchday squad at all following a row with coach Rigobert Song.
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Onana has been left out of the Cameroon squad for the World Cup clash with Serbia
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He featured in their opening clash with Switzerland but fell out with manager Rigobert Song
The fallout concerns Onana’s style of ball play, with Song wanting to have a more traditional goalkeeper between the sticks, something the stopper disagreed with.
Reports of Helena Condis Edo also added that Cameroon Football Federation president and legendary striker Samuel Eto’o had also tried to mediate the peace talks.
As a result, the Inter Milan keeper was dropped for Devis Epassi, a keeper with just five caps to his name.
It’s been a tough year for the 26-year-old after being banned for a year in 2021 for a doping violation.
Onana served nine months of that sentence but has always maintained his innocence, saying he accidentally took one of his wife’s pills when he wasn’t feeling well.
Since then he has produced a number of peak performances for Italian giants Inter Milan, but this setback is only the latest in what has been a hugely frustrating 2022 for the goalkeeper.
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It’s been a very difficult year for the Inter Milan goalkeeper
Onana was also involved in a car accident while on international duty with Cameroon earlier this year but escaped the scene unscathed.
Onana was certainly missed as Cameroon conceded three goals in their draw against Serbia, meaning they will need to win their final group stage game with Brazil to have any chance of progressing.
