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Jan
20
2024
By The African Mirror
Champions Senegal steam into last 16 with 3-1 win over Cameroon

Champions Senegal steam into last 16 with 3-1 win over Cameroon

AFCON 2023
ISMAILA Sarr scored one goal and laid on another as defending champions Senegal beat Cameroon 3-1 and booked their place in the round of 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations, leaving their opponents in some peril. Sarr opened the scoring in the first half of the Group C clash in Yamoussoukro after a mistake by Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana, who was playing his first game of the tournament after a late arrival in the Ivory Coast. Habib Diallo added the second goal from Sarr’s cross before Jean-Charles Castelletto scored a late consolation for Cameroon. Sadio Mane completed the…
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Jan
05
2024
By LORI EWING
Man United keeper Onana available for Wigan Cup game

Man United keeper Onana available for Wigan Cup game

FOOTBALL
MANCHESTER United will have goalkeeper Andre Onana available for their FA Cup third-round match against Wigan Athletic, manager Erik ten Hag said, following talks to delay his departure to the Africa Cup of Nations. United play third-tier Wigan on Monday and Cameroon have a friendly scheduled for Tuesday against Zambia before they kick off the tournament against Guinea on January 15. "We're talking with the Cameroon federation, it was an issue during the talks with Andre when he came in here (in July from Inter Milan)," Ten Hag told reporters. "It's constructive." United, languishing eighth in the Premier League nine…
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Nov
20
2023
By The African Mirror
Onana out of Cameroon’s World Cup qualifier

Onana out of Cameroon’s World Cup qualifier

FOOTBALL
GOALKEEPER Andre Onana has pulled out of Cameroon’s World Cup qualifier against Libya on Tuesday after leaving the field injured when they beat Mauritius in their opening Group D game. Onana has returned to Manchester United for treatment for an unspecified injury, the Cameroon Football Federation said on Sunday. He looked to be struggling with his adductors when he went off with 10 minutes left of the 3-0 win over Mauritius in Douala but no detail of his injury was given by the federation. Several press reports said his decision to leave the game was a precautionary measure and that…
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Nov
19
2023
By The African Mirror
Onana injured playing World Cup qualifier in Cameroon

Onana injured playing World Cup qualifier in Cameroon

FOOTBALL
MANCHESTER United goalkeeper Andre Onana faces a potential spell on the sidelines after suffering a suspected adductor injury as he helped Cameroon win a 3-0 home over Mauritius in their World Cup qualifier in Douala. He had to leave the pitch 10 minutes from time after hurting himself making a save in the game, the first for the Indomitable Lions in the 2026 qualifying campaign. Cameroon officials did not comment on Onana’s condition after the game and it was unclear whether he would travel with the squad to Libya, where they play in Benghazi on Tuesday in their next World…
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Oct
28
2023
By The African Mirror
Man Utd’s Onana supports Garnacho over gorilla emoji post

Man Utd’s Onana supports Garnacho over gorilla emoji post

FOOTBALL
MANCHESTER United's goalkeeper, Andre Onana, said teammate Alejandro Garnacho should not face any repercussions for his use of gorilla emojis in a recent social media post. The 19-year-old Garnacho included the emojis in a post featuring a photo of himself and Onana celebrating the Cameroonian goalkeeper's remarkable save of an injury-time penalty against FC Copenhagen on Tuesday. Garnacho later deleted the post, but English media reported that the Football Association (FA) had been made aware of the post and contacted the Argentinian. "People cannot choose what I should be offended by. I know exactly what Garnacho meant: power & strength.…
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Nov
30
2022
By The African Mirror
World Cup ‘22: Cameroon keeper sent home

World Cup ‘22: Cameroon keeper sent home

SPORT
MANASI PATHAK CAMEROON'S first-choice goalkeeper Andre Onana has been suspended for disciplinary reasons, the country's federation (FECAFOOT) said after he was left out of the squad for their 3-3 draw with Serbia at the World Cup. Onana was marked as "absent" on the team sheet, with head coach Rigobert Song saying he had to "put the team first ahead of an individual" amid reports of a falling-out over tactics. Cameroon is third in Group G on one point and needs to beat Brazil in their final group game on Friday to stand any chance of reaching the last 16. "The…
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