a écrit le 10 juin 2009 à 10h33 Group A features three recent World Cup finalists - Togo, Morocco and Cameroon, but the Indomitable Lions are looking limp.
After losing their opener in Togo 1-0, Cameroon had been expected to feast upon Morocco yet the visitors held out for a goalless draw, meaning Samuel Eto'o's team has still to score in Group A. His first-half penalty appeal was ignored while Daniel Kone missed a good chance, but things could have been worse had Morocco striker Mounir El Hamdoui not wasted two late openings.
Should Cameroon lose in a fortnight in Gabon, who they already trail by five points, Africa's most experienced World Cup side's dreams of reaching the finals in South Africa would effectively be over.
"This is a major setback for us, but all is not yet lost. We can still make it," said Cameroon's interim coach Thomas Nkono. "We'll go back to the drawing board and work on a formula to beat Gabon in Libreville. It's not going to be easy, but we can still win."
Nkono only took charge after German Otto Pfister quit last week in a disagreement with Cameroon's Ministry of Sport. The Cameroonian woe at the bottom of Group A is shared by Morocco (with one point apiece), especially with Gabon flying high. Alain Giresse's men followed their surprise victory in Casablanca with a 3-0 thumping of Togo.
After losing their opener in Togo 1-0, Cameroon had been expected to feast upon Morocco yet the visitors held out for a goalless draw, meaning Samuel Eto'o's team has still to score in Group A. His first-half penalty appeal was ignored while Daniel Kone missed a good chance, but things could have been worse had Morocco striker Mounir El Hamdoui not wasted two late openings.
Should Cameroon lose in a fortnight in Gabon, who they already trail by five points, Africa's most experienced World Cup side's dreams of reaching the finals in South Africa would effectively be over.
"This is a major setback for us, but all is not yet lost. We can still make it," said Cameroon's interim coach Thomas Nkono. "We'll go back to the drawing board and work on a formula to beat Gabon in Libreville. It's not going to be easy, but we can still win."
Nkono only took charge after German Otto Pfister quit last week in a disagreement with Cameroon's Ministry of Sport. The Cameroonian woe at the bottom of Group A is shared by Morocco (with one point apiece), especially with Gabon flying high. Alain Giresse's men followed their surprise victory in Casablanca with a 3-0 thumping of Togo.
