{"id":20342,"date":"2024-01-17T23:00:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T20:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/20342\/andre-onana-replies-to-cameroon\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T23:00:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T20:00:17","slug":"andre-onana-replies-to-cameroon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=20342","title":{"rendered":"Andr\u00e9 Onana replies to Cameroon critics: Country comes first"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Andr\u00e9 Onana replies to Cameroon critics: Country comes first\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Goalkeeper Andre Onana is expected to be included in Cameroon&#39;s lineup for Friday&#39;s Africa Cup of Nations group match against holders Senegal after returning to training with the team on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Onana missed Cameroon&#39;s tournament opener in Ivory Coast on Monday after being allowed to remain at Manchester United and play in the 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He took a charter plane overnight to Ivory Coast after the clash at Old Trafford, but only arrived hours before kick-off of the Group C clash against Guinea, in which Cameroon came back to force a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to allow the 27-year-old to withdraw from the opening match of the tournament sparked controversy among Cameroonian fans.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\"><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/andre\/\"   title=\"Andre\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Andre<\/a> Onana is the latest player to be caught up in a battle between club and country. <cite>Michael Regan\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>In an interview after arriving in Ivory Coast, Onana explained to journalists the difficult conflict of loyalties between club and country, particularly for African internationals forced to leave their European clubs mid-season to take part in the Nations Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like choosing between my father and my mother, but my country comes first, that\u2019s why I\u2019m here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let people continue to criticize me. I am used to it. I do what is good for my country,&#8221; Onana added.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#39;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Onana has a checkered history with Cameroon having broken into the team while still a teenager at Ajax Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<p>He refused a call-up for the 2017 Nations Cup, which Cameroon won, and at the last World Cup in Qatar he was sent home after one match following an argument with coach Rigobert Song , which has since been patched up.<\/p>\n<p>But he competed in the last edition of the Nations Cup two years ago, just months after returning from a lengthy ban for doping.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andr\u00e9 Onana replies to Cameroon critics: Country comes first\u060c Goalkeeper Andre Onana is expected to be included in Cameroon&#39;s lineup for Friday&#39;s Africa Cup of Nations group match against holders Senegal after returning to training with the team on Wednesday. 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