West Ham midfielder Alex Song
has been recalled by Cameroon for their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
against South Africa. Song
has not played for his national team since Cameroon's poor 2014 World Cup
campaign in Brazil where
he lashed out at Croatia's Mario Mandzukic off the ball during
their Group A defeat in Manaus.
Song's
inclusion in new coach Hugo Broos' first squad is a surprise after the
28-year-old announced
his international retirement last year. Broos has named two
newcomers in the squad with Sochaux forward Karl Toko, 23, and Anatole Abang of
the New York Red Bulls included.
Malaga
goalkeeper Idriss Carlos Kameni was hoping to be fit for the match following
knee surgery, but Broos has not taken a risk on him and has turned to Ajax's
Andre Onana instead.
The
qualifier against South Africa takes place on 26 March at the Limbe Omnisport
Stadium. Cameroon are currently top of Group M with maximum points from their
first two games.
Cameroon
squad:
Goalkeepers: André Onana (Ajax); Guy Roland Ndy
Assembe (Nancy;) Fabrice Ondoa (Tarragona)
Defenders: Allan Nyom (Watford); Nicolas Nkoulou
(Marseille); Aurélien Chedjou (Galatasaray); Henri Bedimo (Lyon); Bitolo
Ambroise Oyongo (Montreal Impact); Adolphe Teikeu (Sochaux); Sébastien Bassong
(Norwich)
Midfielders: Jonathan Ngwen II (Unisport Bafang);
Stéphane Mbia (Heibei, China); Alex Song (West Ham); Franck Kom (Etoile du
Sahel); Landry N'Guemo (Akishar); Dany Ndi (Sporting Dijon); Sébastien Siani
(KV Oostende); Tony Tchiani (Colombus Crew); Marvin Matip (Inglostadt)
Forwards: Vincent Aboubakar (Porto); Christian
Bekamenga (Metz); Eric Maxime Choupo Moting (Schalke); Benjamin Moukandjo
(Lorient); Jacques Zoua (GFC Ajaccio); Edgard Sali (St. Gallen); Anatole Abang
(New York Red Bulls); Karl Toko (Sochaux)