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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Simon Mullock

Andre Onana breaks silence after being axed from Cameroon squad over World Cup argument

Cameroon keeper Andre Onana has broken his silence on being kicked out of the World Cup.

Onana paid the price for a blazing row with coach Rigobert Song and was dropped for the 3-3 draw with Serbia. Now he has insisted he did all he could to make his peace with Song as Cameroon face a make-or-break clash with Brazil on Friday that they must win to have any chance of reaching the last 16.

Onana, the 26-year-old who plays for Italian giants Inter Milan, said: “I put all my efforts and my energy into unravelling the situation, but I did not get the reception I expected. I want to express my affection for my country and the Indomitable Lions.

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