Africa-Press – Eritrea. Dynamo Moscow winger Moumi Ngamaleu was called up to Cameroon’s national team on Thursday by coach Rigobert Song ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations which kicks off in Cote d’Ivoire next week.
Ngamaleu replaces Francois-Regis Mughe, who declined to participate in Afcon to prioritise playing for his club Marseille.
Ngamaleu, 29, was part of the Cameroon squad that reached the 2021 Afcon semifinal on home soil before being eliminated by Egypt.
He is expected to join the rest of the Indomitable Lions squad early Friday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia where the team is currently based.
Cameroon’s 10-day training camp will be punctuated by a friendly against Zambia on Monday.
The five-time Afcon champions have been drawn into Group C alongside Guinea, Gambia and reigning champions Senegal.
Cameroon will open the 34th edition of the biennial football tournament against Guinea on January 15 at the Charles Konan Banny Stadium in Yamoussoukro. The tournament will run from January 13 to February 11.
Meanwhile, CAF have announced a 40 per cent increase in the prize money for the winner of the Africa Cup of Nations.
The winner will receive USD7m (Sh1.1bn).
The runner-up will now get USD4m (Sh630m). Each of the two semi-finalists will receive USD2.5m (Sh393m) and each of the four quarter-finalists, USD1.3m (Sh204.8m).
CAF President Patrice Motsepe said: “CAF has made significant progress over the past two years in increasing the prize money of the Afcon and all its other major competitions. I am confident that a portion of the prize money will contribute to developing football and also benefit all the football stakeholders, as well as assist our Member Associations with their administrations.”
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