Bryan Mbeumo will play his debut AFCON with Cameroon in 2025 after failing to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. The Manchester United striker must become the Indomitable Lions’ attacking leader in Morocco due to the unavailability of Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Vincent Aboubakar.
Samuel Eto’o closed the Belgian chapter to begin his new role as head of the Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot) following months of turmoil under Marc Brys.
David Pagou, a coach with demonstrated local expertise, was appointed by the latter’s emergency committee to guide Cameroon to AFCON 2025 in Morocco.
The latter has excluded important players from his list, notably André Onana, Michael Ngadeu, Eric Maxime Choupo-Moting and Vincent Aboubakar among others. Executives of the selection under Marc Brys and who were not in tune with president Samuel Eto’o. If Pagou refutes the hypothesis of a settling of scores, one thing is certain: Cameroon is in search of benchmarks and needs a new leader who can be a relay for the new coach on the field.
Mbeumo, the competition to impress
The AFCON 2025 in Morocco will be the first major competition that Bryan Mbeumo will take part in with Cameroon. The Indomitable Lions having been amputated of a large part of their usual staff, it is up to the Manchester United striker to assert himself to take a new course.
The former winger from Brentford who was highly anticipated during the play-offs against DR Congo did not know how to make a difference for the Indomitable Lions who missed out on qualification for the 2026 World Cup after their defeat (1-0) against the Leopards.
