Cameroon’s young and athletic midfielder Alexander SONG would be a debutant for the Lions in the game pitting them to the Panthers of Gabon on Wednesday September 09, at the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium in Yaounde. Sources close to the technical staff of the Lions claim the youngster is set to be in Paul Le Guen’s starting XI.
The information was disclosed today during a pre-match Press conference in which the headcoach assured the public and Press of the team’s readiness for the encounter.
Alexander Song would be back for the squad after serving a four match ban slammed on him by FIFA during a game pitting the Lions to Cape Verde in the first round of the qualifiers for the CAN/World Cup 2010 for Misconduct. On the other, Somen A Tchoyi drops out of the after he picked up an injury during last Saturday’s game. However Sebastien Bassong is still uncertain for the game though the medical staff has assured he could be fit.
On the other hand the Gabonese held their lone training session, Tuesday afternoon to familiarize with the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium 24 hours before the encounter. The game would decide who tops the group after the Atlas Lions of Morocco stole a 1-1 draw from the hawks of Togo in Lome to deny them the Leadership of the group.
