Three days before his entry into the competition, Cameroonian striker Vincent Aboubakar was forced to cut short his training on Friday January 12 following an injury, reports Cameroonian media CFoot. He could potentially be out of the entire competition. A big blow for the Cameroonian who would then have to do without his star striker, top scorer of CAN 2021 with eight goals, while at the same time, the Cameroonian coach Rigobert Song chose to do without Éric Maxim Choupo-Moting for the competition.