Wassou Goué is the surprise guest selected for the Cameroon team for the double confrontation against Algeria, in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. This 18-year-old striker, resident of Coton Sport Garoua hopes to follow in the footsteps of the captain of the Indomitable Lions, Vincent Aboubakar.
With our correspondent in Yaoundé, Joel Wadem
Rigobert Song, the coach of the Lions released this Wednesday the list of 27 players who will face Algeria back and forth for the play-offs of the 2022 World Cup. In this list, there is only one player playing in the Cameroonian championship of first division. This is the young Wassou Goué, only 18 years old.
Wassou Goué, who joined the Coton Sport training center in Garoua in 2019 before joining this club which has won 16 national championships and 6 Cameroon Cups, does not seem surprised by his selection for the national team. ” When I started playing football, it was one of my goals, to play for my country, to wear green, red and yellow, to defend the flag of Cameroonhe assures the microphone of Joël Wadem. I worked, I prayed. I knew I could go play with the big brothers “.
In selection with his idol, Vincent Aboubakar
This striker, who has only played the last three games of the Confederation Cup with Coton Sport de Garoua, now has his sights set on the double confrontation which will pit the Indomitable Lions against the Fennecs of Algeria on March 25 and 29. next. ” We are going to play against Algeria and it can only be difficult. We will do our best to qualify for Qatar “, promises the young footballer.
To make his mark within the Indomitable Lions, he can count on his idol, Vincent Aboubakar, captain of the selection and native like him, of Garoua. ” I’ve already shared a few workouts with himsays Wassou Goué. I would also like to finish top scorer in a CAN, as he did, in order to advance the country “.