Former captain of the Indomitable Lions, double African champion with the green, red and yellow nation, Rigobert Song is preparing to play his first TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations as head coach.Third in the last edition which took place at home, Cameroon is looking for its sixth continental title in Ivory Coast. As fate would have it, Cote d’Ivoire is the land where Cameroon won their one of their five TotalEnergies titles back in 1984.##NAJAVA_MECA_7769424##Cameroon’s Group C matchesJanuary 15Cameroon – Guinea: 20h00 EAT, Charles-Konan-Banny Stadium, YamoussoukroJanuary 19Senegal – Cameroon: 20h00 EAT, Stade Charles-Konan-Banny, YamoussoukroJanuary 23Gambia – Cameroon: 20h00 EAT, Stade de la Paix, BouakéAFCON 2023: No Eric no Maxim no Choupo no MotingHow they qualified:They were twenty-fourth and last nation to qualify for Cote d’Ivoire. Cameroon secured its ticket to Côte d’Ivoire by beating Burundi 3-0 on the last day to go top of Group C and secure a place at the finals.Player to watch: Vincent AboubakarTop scorer in the last TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations with 8 goals, Aboubakar will once again be the offensive asset to watch for the Indomitable Lions in Ivory Coast.Renowned for his qualities of being able to hold on the ball for his players and find the back of the net, Aboubakar is without a doubt one of the key marksmen of the Indomitable Lions.His last seasons at Beşiktaş demonstrated that he was an excellent pivot in a system using lane attackers.🚨 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗟 ! 𝗟𝗔 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘 𝗗𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡 𝗣𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗔 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 ! 🇨🇲📄Pensez-vous les Lions Indomptables capables de remporter leur sixième sacre en étant menés par la légende Vincent Aboubakar ? 🤔Pour rappel, le Cameroun figure dans le Groupe C :… pic.twitter.com/iO8iKXgvxP— Instant Foot ⚽️ (@lnstantFoot) December 28, 2023 The coach: Rigobert SongRigobert Song is a man who advocates an ideology of “hemlè”, the Cameroonian fighting spirit.Regardless of Song’s playing system, the wingers are crucial in his offensive system.Players often go wide to stretch the opposing block while offering options to the creative midfielders. The important thing for the Cameroonian is always having numerical superiority in the space where the ball is located.AFCON 2023: Senegal seek to retain titleCameroon TotalEnergies AFCON record:1970: 1st round1972: Third1982: 1st round1984: Winner1986: Finalist1988: Winner1990: 1st round1992: Fourth1996: 1st round1998: Quarter-final2000: Winner2002: Winner2004: Quarter-final2006: Quarter-final2008: Finalist2010: Quarter-final2015: 1st round2017: Winner2019: Round of 162021: Third© CAF Online.
