Spurs pair named in Cameroon squad

11 May 2010 15:24
Tottenham defenders Sebastian Bassong and Benoit Assou-Ekotto have been named in Cameroon's 30-man preliminary squad for the World Cup.[LNB] French-born Bassong, 23, was left out of the team that played in the African Nations Cup earlier this year, but remains in Paul Le Guen's thoughts going into the summer.[LNB]Bassong is included alongside Spurs team-mate Benoit Assou-Ekotto as well as Alexandre Song of north London rivals Arsenal.[LNB]Teenager 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.[LNB]The squad is headlined by star striker Samuel Eto'o.[LNB]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 (Tottenham), Sebastien Bassong (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 Brugges), Achille Webo (Mallorca), Jacques Zoua.

Source: Team_Talk