Senegal – Cameroon: the Cameroonians with their backs to the wall, live pre-match

After its initial draw against Guinea, Cameroon does not have the right to play again. the mistake against Senegal, defending champion. Find the latest information before the kickoff of this shock of the first round of the CAN.

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17:38 – Cameroun-Song: "We have always beené over Senegal"

With his back against the wall before this match against Senegal, Cameroon coach Rigobert Song does not seem worried about facing the Senegalese , allowing himself to recall Cameroon's record at a press conference on Thursday: "If we come back to the statistics and history, I think that, unless I don't have a good memory today, how many times we played the game. against Senegal? And what happened?? I think we got always éeé above Senegal. Now the years have changed. and it's something else today. And it's a very beautiful generation. Ça, we must recognize it. It's a very good generation today, with the team that Aliou has had, since very early on. s long. Besides, I have a lot of esteem, a lot of respect for the good work he does. But we still remain the Indomitable Lions with more stars than this team in Africa and I think we still have an impression of ;apos;êalways be on top of everything. And tomorrow çit will be confirmed."

17:32 – Sénégal-Cissé: "Cameroon, you &are the continent"

Present Thursday at a press conference at the day before the match between these two important nations of African football, the coach of Senegal Aliou Cissé recalled all the respect he has for Cameroon, a country that has won the CAN five times, without depriving himself of quibbling a little: "Cameroon remains Cameroon. It's a competition beast. We know that Cameroonians should never be buried because they are capable of getting back up all the time. Over time, we saw that they were capable of meeting challenges. You know, we in Senegal are a people who don't talk much. A very humble people. So, as I say, Cameroon, you are the continent. We know you. We have a lot of respect for Cameroon. Now, as I said, the generations follow each other and are not alike."

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Absent during of the first meeting after having been retained by his club Manchester United, Andre Onana finds his place in the Cameroonian goal for this meeting against Senegal. On the other hand, Vincent Aboubakar is once again absent after having already been absent. missed the first match against Guinea (1-1). Camerooné's starting lineup: Onana – Tchato, Castelletto, Wooh, Tolo – Neyou, Kemen, Zambo Anguissa – Ngamaleu, Magri, N'Koudou.

For this shock, coach Aliou Cissé must deal with the absence of Niakhat, affected against Gambia (3-0). Abdou Diallo moves back into central defense at side de Koulibaly and Pape Sarr joins the midfield. For the rest, the team is unchanged. The starting XI of Senegal:  E. Mendy – K. Diatta, Koulibaly, A. Diallo, Jakobs – L. Camara, P. Sarr, I.  Gueye – I. Sarr, H. Diallo, S. Mané.

17:12 – Cameroon no longer has a choice

The picture is less rosy on the sideé from Cameroon. The Indomitable Lions stumbled face &agrav; Guinea (1-1) for their entry into the running, despite being defeated a superiority digital throughout the second period. Defeat is therefore forbidden for the Cameroonians, otherwise the chances of qualifying for the final phase will be greatly reduced. the possibility to qualify by finishing third in the group could save the Cameroonian selection.

17:06 – The S& eacute;négal wants to confirm

This match between Senegal and Cameroon is one of the shocks of this first round of CAN 2023, between two teams with different dynamics. Titling holders, the Senegalese enjoyed their victory perfectly. also their entry into the competition by easily beating Gambia (3-0), thanks in particular to a double of Lamine Camara, and could qualify if successful, without necessarily waiting for the result of the last match in this group C between Guinea and Gambia.

Hello and welcome à all and &agrav; all to follow one of the shocks of this group stage of CAN 2023 between Senegal and Cameroon. The kick-off will be given at &agrav; 6 p.m. Yamoussoukro, the capital of Côte d'Ivoire.