CAN 2025: early withdrawal for a top African team

Cameroon has suffered a major setback just months before the kickoff of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2025), which will take place in Morocco from December 21 to January 18.

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Placed in Group F, the five-time African champions will face off against Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, and Mozambique.

For this major continental event, Cameroon will most likely be without newcomer Nathan Ngoumou.

Suffering from a ruptured Achilles tendon, the Borussia Mönchengladbach forward will be sidelined for 9 months.

Unfortunate for the Toulouse native who recently changed his sporting nationality from French to Cameroonian, in accordance with the regulations of the International Football Federation (FIFA).

To recall, he participated in the last two matches of the “Indomitable Lions” against Eswatini and Libya, without managing to score a goal.

Nathan Ngoumou's season in numbers

In 21 matches played this season in the Bundesliga and the German Cup, Nathan Ngoumou has scored 2 goals and provided one assist.

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.