Was he Injured? Sanctioned? Tired? The questions did not
stop after the South Africa-Cameroon match as concerns the absence of the captain
of the Indomitable Lions. Replacing Stephane Mbia has indeed raised a lot of
eye brow and has left many unanswered questions
From an observer memory point of view, this is rarely, if
ever happened in the Indomitable Lions to see the abrupt replacement of the
captain of the national team. Yet Hugo Broos has done so. To think that it was
the 2nd vice-captain, Vincent Aboubakar, who wore the armband in the absence of
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting. “The national coach had announced big changes after
the draw recorded in Limbe”, simply explain the Team Press Officer of the team,
Vincent de Paul Atangana on this issue.
At the same time, some media sources, including social
networks, reported an unfortunate exit of captain after the game as he got into
the dressing room. According to the site Mboafootball the player of Fc Hebei
(China) have criticized the new tenured players by the coach, accusing him of
not having sufficiently "wet the shirt," unlike some frames left on
the bench. The social media site also claims Mbia was taken by Vincent
Aboubakar on time and later by officials of the delegation at the point when the
possibility of a suspension of captain would have been considered (cant tell if all this happened in the same locker room). All this
Information was however denied by Vincent Atangana.
Further sources however, said that there has never been any friction between the two teammates in the locker
or dressing room. The national coach has announced changes in both the incoming
Eleven in the tactics of the national team. All things have been implemented to counter
the opponent style of play of the day. “In any case, having Stephane Mbia on
the bench may suggest that now, no one is indispensable in this team.
Notwithstanding, could the abrupt changes talk well of the
team management, and could putting Mbia on the bench mean him about to lose his captain band?
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