{"id":778066,"date":"2023-12-29T10:29:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T10:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/?p=778066"},"modified":"2023-12-29T10:29:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T10:29:36","slug":"cameroon-not-called-up-by-rigobert-song-choupo-moting-is-having-the-time-of-his-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/africa\/cameroon-not-called-up-by-rigobert-song-choupo-moting-is-having-the-time-of-his-life","title":{"rendered":"Cameroon: Not called up by Rigobert Song, Choupo-Moting is having the time of his life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Surprise for Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting! The striker has not been called up to play for Cameroon at CAN 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cameroon national team coach Rigobert Song has dropped Bayern Munich striker Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting, who made his debut for the Indomitable Lions at the 2010 World Cup but paid the price for missing Cameroon&#8217;s last three outings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Choupo Moting is a very good player. But my staff and I want the continuity of recent times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s an important player, but we had to make a choice in line with what we&#8217;ve been doing for some time now,&#8221; Song told a press conference as he named his 27-man squad for the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) in C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire (January 13-February 11), unveiled on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/b.fssta.com\/uploads\/application\/soccer\/headshots\/1874.vresize.350.350.medium.22.png\" alt=\"He's an important player, but we had to make a choice in line with what we've been doing for some time now,&quot; Song told a press conference as he named his 27-man squad for the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) in C\u00f4te d'Ivoire (January 13-February 11), unveiled on Thursday.\" style=\"width:650px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The coach prefers to make way for young Cameroonian players Leonel Ateba and Wilfried Nathan Douala. Choupo-Moting seems to be taking the news in stride. To date, there has been no official reaction from the player regarding this non-convocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it seems that the striker has found other ways to enjoy his time, according to AfriqueSports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;On his Instagram account, Choupo-Moting shared a photo of himself and his girlfriend sharing a moment of complicity over a delicious dish of bean fritters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A gourmet break that could well be his way of digesting his absence from the CAN 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The image shows the couple in a relaxed atmosphere, enjoying a moment of happiness and conviviality together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two lovebirds seem happy and carefree, demonstrating that Choupo-Moting chooses to focus on the pleasures of life despite his sporting disappointment&#8221;, wrote our confr\u00e8res.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Indomitable Lions are in Group C, which includes Senegal, Guinea and Gambia. After their Group C opener against Guinea, Cameroon will face defending champions Senegal and then Gambia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surprise for Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting! The striker has not been called up to play for Cameroon at CAN 2023. Cameroon national team coach Rigobert Song has dropped Bayern Munich striker Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting, who made his debut for the Indomitable Lions at the 2010 World Cup but paid the price for missing Cameroon&#8217;s last three outings. 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