Africa-Press – Angola. Cameroon, hosts of CAN’21, committed to the old maxim of “organize to win”, would almost be “seeing ships” today if, in the game of the third place discussion with Burkina Faso, they did not apply themselves to the fullest to give the return to the disadvantage (3-0) that lasted until the 75th minute of the game, only to be able to achieve, first, equality (3-3) and, finally, the victory (4-4) that guaranteed them the bronze medal .
Burkina Faso is the one to complain at this time of not being delighted with the gleam of bronze on their chest, for having consented to the frightening draw, last Saturday, on a night in which their Horses even showed themselves as if they were devils on the field, making “shoe cat” to the Indomitable Lions, that day something helpless.
To have “saved the honor”, the Cameroonians have to thank their top scorer, Vincent Aboubakar, scorer of eight goals for his team in the competition, in the discussion of the bronze medal.
But, despite the third place, in the Indomitable Lions hosts there is a mixture of nonconformity and disappointment, for having missed a victory over Egypt and going to the final to win the title, and a slight joy from other elements.
In the first case, on the day it all ended against Egypt, Vincent Aboubakar said: “It’s a big disappointment. Cameroon organizes a CAN and they are eliminated. Everyone wanted to do what they wanted and here is today’s result”, he lamented. .
Vincent Aboubakar, from whom the Cameroonians expected much more than the eight goals, is nevertheless criticized, especially for the devaluation he expressed on the other players.
“It’s abuse when Aboubakar says Salah doesn’t impress him. Salah doesn’t need to impress him. First of all, he’s not the one who defends against Salah… We’re not here to impress each other… Everyone knows very well that Salah is very strong, in the same way that the Egyptians say that Aboubakar is strong”, commented Joseph Antoine Bell, a former captain of the Indomitable Lions.
Against the Portuguese coach António Conceição, the criticism does not stop for not using Eric Choupo-Motin, who plays for Bayern Munich.
The technician already replied that “there is no Choupo-Moting case, between us there is a professional relationship of respect, particularly, I tried to do the best for the team to find the best, keep the same strategy we had from the beginning”.
Goalkeeper André Onana, more restrained, stressed that “I did my job and, in the end, this is the reward for the work of this magnificent group”.
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