Friday, February fourteenth, the UN says at least 22 people have been killed in a village in the Northwest region of Cameroon. Over half of those killed were children. No one has claimed responsibility for Friday’s incident but the opposition parties blame the killing on the government.
Joel Matip choses club over national team
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Confirming news that has been widely expected for some time, the Cameroon Football Federation have officially confirmed that Joël Matip will not be involved at the Africa Cup of Nations next month. And, based on their statement on the matter, they are far from happy with his decision.
Matip
had signalled he would not accept any invitation to represent the country of
his father at the mid-season tournament based on negative past experiences with
the Cameroon national team and federation, whose professionalism and
organisation he has been critical of.
“Joël
Matip does not want to play with the Lions at the moment due to a bad
experience with the previous technical staff,” noted the CFF as part of a larger
statement on the AFCON squad that sought to criticise and condemn Matip and the
other six players for failing to turn out for the national team.
“Seven
have called the coach to notify him of their unavailability,” it continued.
“These players want to privilege their personal interest to the detriment of
the national team, which some of them have already used for their development.
“The
CFF reserves the right to take action against these players in accordance with
FIFA regulations. However, the coach wants to reassure the public that he will
put in place the best team possible with players who are motivated and
determined to defend the colours of Cameroon.”
Matip,
for his part, was born in Germany to a German mother and Cameroonian father.
His youth career saw him play for local SC Weitmar before joining VfL Bochum’s
academy as a six-year-old. Schalke poached him from their youth system when he
was nine.
In
2010, when Matip was in the midst of his first season with Schalke’s senior
squad, the Cameroonian Football Federation convinced Matip to choose them over
Germany by promising a clearer path to regular playing time than he would have
if he represented the country of his birth.
The
other six players who signalled they did not wish to participate at the AFCON
were West Brom’s Allan Nyom, Ajax’s Andre Onana, Bordeaux’s Maxime Pounje,
Lille’s Ibrahim Amadou, Marseille’s Andre Zambo, and Nancy’s Guy N’Dy Assembe.
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