SKIPPER of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, Vincent Aboubakar will not feature in his team’s opening group game at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) against Syli National of Guinea due to injury.
The Besiktas forward pulled out of a training session on Friday with a left thigh issue, but tests carried out revealed only a “minor injury“, the Cameroon team doctor said in a statement.
It was initially feared the problem could rule the 31-year-old Aboubakar out of the tournament.
Cameroon faces Guinea on Monday before a heavyweight clash with defending champions Senegal on 19 January. They face the Gambia four days later in their final Group C match.
Abubakar, who scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Egypt in the 2017 final, has not played since 9 December after being dropped from the first-team squad at Besiktas.
He was the top mask man at the last African Cup of Nations finals hosted by Cameroon and won by Senegal at the expense of Egypt.
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