Joël Matip in the jersey of Cameroon.
Rigobert Song is already wearing his Cameroon coach clothing. The former Indomitable Lions defender is now looking forward to the next big meeting with his team, the 2022 World Cup play-offs. For this deadline, he hopes to have Joël Matip in his group. For a few years, the Liverpool defender has been shunned from the selection.
Cameroon will take on Algeria on March 25-29. The winner of this double explanation (back-and-forth) will be eligible for the World Cup in Qatar (November 21-December 18, 2018). Rigobert Song would like to get the ticket. And to do this, he intends to put all the assets on his side, in particular Joël Matip.
Convincing Jean Matip
According to some indiscretions, the successor of Antonio Conceiçao and the president of FECAFOOT, Samuel Eto’o, are currently in Germany to deal with this file. Jean Matip, Liverpool defender, will be meeting the former teammates. The objective: To make Jean Matip reconsider his decision to give up the Cameroonian shirt.
“Rigobert Song has given himself the first challenge of convincing Joël Matip to return to the selection for the 2022 World Cup play-offs.An uncle of the new coach of Indomitable Lions shares his thoughts. Samuel Eto’o assists him in this approach. I believe they have enough to convince the player between them.»
Joël Matip has put a cross on the selection of Cameroon since his failed visit to the 2014 World Cup. He was the only one to score for his country against Brazil (4-1). It was the only match he played in this tournament. The Bochum native had expressed his frustration with the coach’s choices at the time. Volker Finke. The possibility of him returning to selection was discussed recently, just as CAN 2021 approached. However, the concerned person had spoken out and declared that he was ready to give his time to his club.
The Writing (with KW our correspondent in Cameroon).
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Source: sportnewsafrica
