Tottenham defender Sebastien Bassong has secured a place in Cameroon's preliminary World Cup squad.
Former French U21 international makes Le Guen's 30-man squad
Tottenham defender Sebastien Bassong has secured a place in Cameroon's preliminary World Cup squad.
Paul Le Guen has decided to reward the French-born centre-back for his performances at Spurs this season with a place in the 30-man squad despite leaving the 23-year-old out of the African Cup of Nations in January.
Bassong joins White Hart Lane team-mate Benoit Assou-Ekotto, while there is also a place for Alex Song of North London rivals Arsenal who is carrying a knee injury.
Young prospect Joel Matip will also get his chance to impress, but there is no place for Daniel Ngom Kome, who has been a first-team regular for Tenerife this season.
Cameroon's attack will be led by star striker Samuel Eto'o who is set to feature in the UEFA Champions League final for Inter Milan's showdown with Bayern Munich on May 22nd.
Cameroon squad: Hamidou Souleymanou (Kayserispor), Carlos Kameni (Espanyol), Guy Roland Ndy Assembe (Valenciennes), Amour Patrick Tignyemb (Bloemfontein Celtic); Jean Patrick Abouna Ndzana (Astres de Douala), Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Sebastien Bassong (both Tottenham), Gaetan Bong (Valenciennes), Aurelien Chedjou (Lille), Geremi Njitap (Ankaragucu), Stephane Mbia (Marseille), Makadji Boukar (Al Nahdha), Nicolas Nkoulou (Monaco), Rigobert Song (Trabzonspor); Marcel Ndjeng (Augsburg), Eyong Enoh (Ajax), Jean II Makoun (Lyon), Georges Mandjeck (Kaiserslautern), Joel Matip (Schalke), Patrick Mevoungou (Canon Sportif de Yaounde), Landry Nguemo (Celtic), Alexandre Song (Arsenal); Vincent Aboubakar (Coton Sport), Eric Choupo-Moting (Nuremberg), Achille Emana (Betis), Samuel Eto'o (Inter Milan), Mohamadou Idrissou (Freiburg), Dorge Kouemaha (Club Brugge), Achille Webo (Mallorca), Jacques Zoua.
