Weekend Report 5: Cameroonian Footballers Abroad

Welcome to the 5th edition of our weekend report on Cameroonian Footballers abroad. We will look at the news and performances of some Cameroonian footballers abroad, representing their respective clubs across the globe.

We will also look at the latest fixtures involving them, as club football dominated the weekend’s schedule.

Weekend Report 5: Cameroonian Footballers Abroad

In our fifth edition, we will look at the performances of Aboubakar Vincent, Jean-Pierre Nsame, Christopher Wooh, Bryan Mbeumo, Darlin Yongwa, Yvon Mvogo, Jean-Charles Castelletto, Joel Matip, and Fai Collins.

Let’s dive in.

Aboubakar Vincent
This week we begin with the Captain of the indomitable Lions, who has been in red-hot form since his move from Al-Nassr. Since returning to Besiktas, Vincent Aboubakar has already played 12 Sûper Lig games. In their recent game against Galatasaray, Vincent Aboubakar scored a brace to help his team beat the league leaders 3 goals to 1. His goals have brought his tally to 12 in all competitions after returning to Besiktas in the middle of the season.

Jean-Pierre Nsame
Jean-Pierre Nsamé and his team, Young Boys, have done it again. On Sunday, the Cameroonian international striker won another Swiss champion trophy with his club. This is the sixteenth coronation of the yellow and black and the fifth for the Indomitable Lion since his arrival in Bern in 2017. And while there are still five days to go before the end of the season, the former teammates of Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu celebrated in front of the 31,500 spectators who came to cheer them on in their lair at the Wankdorf stadium. The Cameroonian striker opened the floodgates for a victory for Young Boys against Lucerne, with the encounter ending 5-1. His goal was his 17th for the season in the Swiss league.

Christopher Wooh
Stade Rennais disposed of Angers this weekend (4-2) with a solid performance from Christopher Wooh in defense. Angers opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 16th minute. The penalty was converted by Bentaleb. In the 25th minute, Gouiri equalized for Rennes, and 10 minutes later, Houtondji scored an own goal making scores 2 goals to 1 for the locals. Niane will equalize in the 42nd minute. At halftime, the two teams had a tie (2-2). After the halftime break, goals from Doku in the 54th minute and 84th minutes won the match for Rennes. Christopher Wooh having a brilliant game received a yellow card at the 66th minute of play. His fellow national team and clubmate Karl Toko Ekambi was introduced in the 85th minute to see his side gain the 3 points against Angers.

Bryan Mbeumo
After putting the final nail in the hearts of Chelsea FC in the midweek clash, which saw his side Brentford beat Chelsea FC 2 goals to 0 and beating Nottingham Forest 2-1, Cameroonian Striker Bryan Mbeumo has been in terrific form this season. He has 6 goals and 6 assists in the Premier League. His performance hasn’t gone unnoticed, as Aston Villa and Leicester City are vying for his services.

Andre Onana
André Onana is Chelsea’s number-one goalkeeper target for the next transfer window in the Premier League. Hoping to facilitate the deal, the Blues are considering offering one or two players in exchange for Inter Milan. Trevoh Chalobah and midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek would be the players offered by the London club, according to information from La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Darlin Yongwa
A goal from Darlin Yongwa helped his side Lorient beat star-studded Paris Saint Germain 1-3 at the Parc des Prince. Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) superstars received FC Lorient on the 33rd day of play in Ligue 1. PSG conceded the game’s first goal in the 15th minute, scored by Le Fée. In the 29th minute, PSG superstar Kylian Mbappé equalized, but Lorient retook the lead in the 39th minute thanks to Cameroonian international Darlin Yongwa’s first Ligue 1 goal. A goal in the 88th minute through Bamba Dieng sealed the victory for Lorient. Solid on the left flank, the Cameroonian international Darlin Yongwa delivered an excellent display. He was the origin of the exclusion of Achraf Hakimi in the 20th minute. His performance was repaid with his first goal in French Ligue 1.

Jean-Charles Castelleto
Disappointing in the Coupe de France final against Toulouse on Saturday (1-5), Jean-Charles Castelletto made a damning admission. The Cameroonian defender of FC Nantes admitted that his team underestimated Toulouse, which cost them dearly.

“ This season, we played against teams much stronger than us, and we were able to cope, said the Cameroonian defender. Our plan didn’t work; maybe we were overconfident. This Toulouse team, we thought, was not strong enough; we should perhaps have backed down a little more, waited more, and done differently. I hope we understand that today we are not a good team and are not all at the level. We must quickly get up to speed and seek something else with desire and determination”.

Joel Matip
After 7 good years spent at Liverpool, Cameroonian defender Joël Matip is expected to leave the Merseyside this summer after being transfer listed by the club. He has been offered to 3 Italian clubs, i.e., Roma, Juventus, and AC Milan. At 31, the former Schalke 04 could start a new adventure in a third major European championship should he move to Serie A.

Fai Collins and Devis Epassy
The Cameroonian national teammates faced each other in a clash as Al Abha of Devis Epassy was beaten 1-0 by Al Tai of Fai Collins. Fai Collins captain his side to victory, while his Cameroonian counterpart, the goalkeeper for Al Abha, has conceded 20 goals in his club’s last 10 matches.

Final Words

We would like to thank our fervent readers for constantly taking the time to read our weekend report on the performances of Cameroonian footballers abroad. See you in our next edition.