OM coach, Gennaro Gattuso, spoke about the conflict between his player, François-Régis Mughe, and Cameroon.
Refusing a selection is an extremely rare event in the history of football. This is what François-Régis Mughe dared, at the age of 19, after being summoned to play with Cameroon in the African Cup of Nations (January 13 – February 11).
According to Provence, the OM striker acted in this way because of a dispute with the Cameroonian Federation (Fécafoot). Other sources, such as The Teamexplains that it is a story of opportunity with the Marseille club.
François-Régis Mughe hopes to gain playing time while his attacking teammates participate in the CAN, notably the Senegalese Ismaïla Sarr and Iliman Ndiaye. Some rumors reported that OM was putting pressure on the player to stay.
Gennaro Gattuso was naturally probed on the matter. “ I really want to make it clear that this is his decision.replied the OM coach on Friday at a press conference, quoted by The Phocaean. Afterwards, we, as a club, obviously supported him. There are currently discussions between the club and the Cameroon team. »
Rigobert Song, the coach of the Indomitable Lions, replaced Mughe in the group with Moumi Brice Nicolas Ngamaleu (Dynamo Moscow).
