Andre Onana DROPPED by Cameroon as Man Utd goalkeeper faces being eliminated from Afcon without making a save
ANDRE ONANA has been dropped by Cameroon ahead of their crunch African Cup of Nations clash against Gambia.
The Manchester United goalkeeper, 27, was a late arrival in the Cameroon squad.
After missing his nation’s first game – a 1-1 draw with Guinea – Onana then starred in their second group stage game against Senegal.
However, the reigning Afcon champions showed their clinical edge by scoring with all three of their shots on target.
With that result the Indomitable Lions are now staring down elimination in the group stage.
And manager Rigobert Song has taken drastic action by dropping Onana for French third tier goalkeeper Fabrice Ondoa to try and ensure Cameroon’s progression into the knockout stages.
Ondoa played for Nimes Olympique who are currently 15th in the French National League.
The 28-year-old is also Onana’s cousin.
Coach Song previously axed Onana from their Qatar World Cup squad after a disagreement over how the team should play.
Going into the match Cameroon knew that a draw will not be enough to put them through automatically.
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The nations Afcon hopes looked bleak going into the final minutes before they mustered a late comeback to win the match 3-2, with Christopher Wooh heading home the winner in injury time.
And a 2-0 win for Senegal in their game against Guinea put Cameroon through automatically over Guinea on goals scored.
If Cameroon were eliminated it would have meant Onana would incredibly exit the tournament without making a single save.
Nightmare tournament
The tournament has been a disaster so far for Onana.
Having stayed with Manchester United so he could play against Tottenham last weekend, he then made a mad dash to the Ivory Coast.
But problems with his flight connections meant he couldn’t even make the bench for the first game.
The former Ajax man had to be calmed down by ex-Liverpool badboy El Hadji Diouf.
Incredibly, if Cameroon are eliminated today Onana could return to Man Utd without having missed a single game for the Red Devils.
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