It was one of the most controversial moments of the World Cup so far. Cameroonian goalkeeper André Onana finished the championship earlier than the rest of the team. This was due to arguments between him and coach Song, who reportedly did not like his catching style. Now a video has appeared that captures the coach talking to his brother, where he clearly says why he kicked the Inter goalkeeper out of the team.
Cameroon impressed several times at the World Cup, even though they failed to advance even from the group. In addition to the victory over Brazil, the scandal regarding the early departure of the goalkeeper Onana was dealt with for several days.
The Inter player did not get along with coach Song and left Qatar before the team. And that was before the second match of the group against Serbia, which ended in a 3:3 draw.
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— Eric Njiru (@EricNjiiru) December 8, 2022
The reason for the disagreement between the coach and the player was said to be Onan’s catching style. Song did not like him, and because his charge would not be told, he had to leave the national team. Now a recording of the conversation between the coach and his brother has started circulating on the Internet, which confirms everything. And the fans are very interested. No one understood why coach Song eliminated an excellent goalkeeper and weakened the squad.
Song complained to his older brother, who was also part of the team in Qatar, about Onan’s lack of discipline. “I called him before the game but he didn’t come. He wanted to work exclusively individually in training and took a lot of risks in matches. I asked him to stop taking chances and he told me he didn’t want to talk to me about it. I answered him: ‘I am talking to Aboubakar, Choupo-Moting, Zambo Anguis. Who are you that I can’t talk to you?Song said.
The conversation was allegedly recorded by a third person who secretly entered the office of the Cameroon Football Association. At least that’s according to the coach, who released a statement on his Instagram. In it, he mentioned that he had no idea that someone was filming his conversation with his brother.
Cameroon defeated Brazil in the final group match:
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