Very bad news fell this Thursday for Cameroon, a few hours before a crucial match. While they play their qualification for the 2026 World Cup in the Africa zone play-offs, with a semi-final to come against the Democratic Republic of Congo (at 8 p.m.), the Indomitable Lions learned of the serious injury of one of their executives.
The Cameroonians will indeed have to do without the services of André-Frank Zambo Anguissa for a long period. The midfielder (29 years old), who was injured with his selection, underwent examinations at the Pineta Grande hospital, near Naples, which revealed “a significant tear of the biceps femoris of the left thigh”indicates the Italian club in a press release.
Cameroon and Napoli lose big
The reigning Italian champions specify that the former OM player “has already started his rehabilitation program”but do not say more about the duration of his unavailability. An absence which, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano, should last “several months”. Between two and three, indicate several transalpine media. A double blow for Cameroon.
Because if it is certain that André-Frank Zambo Anguissa will not play in the continental play-offs, it is also a safe bet that he will miss the 2025 African Cup of Nations, which will take place in Morocco from December 21 to January 18. Napoli, currently fourth in Serie A, is no better off. He also loses an important element, after Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku.
