Indomitable Lions open camp on Jan. 5

Cameroon will begin preparations for the Orange Africa Cup of Nations on Monday, 5 January 2015 in Yaounde, the Cameroon Football Federation has announced.

Twenty-four (24) players have been summoned by German-born trainer Volker Finke for the exercise. On Wednesday, 7 January 2015, the Indomitable Lions will face DR Congo in a test match at the CAF Centre of Excellence in Mbankomo, located on the outskirts of Yaounde.

On Thursday, 8 January 2015; the team will travel to Libreville, Gabon for the final phase of preparations for the tournament. Three days later, they will be up against South Africa in a friendly in the Gabonese capital before wrapping up with their final test match on Wednesday, 14 January 2015 against a yet-to-be determined side.

The four-time winners will depart for Malabo on Friday, 16 January 2015. Cameroon are in Group D with Cote d’Ivoire, Mali and Guinea.

Meanwhile, Finke has named a provisional 24-man for the preparations ahead of the final tournament.

Full squad

Nkoulou Nicolas (Olympique Marseille, France), Oyongo Bitolo Ambroise (New York Red Bulls, USA), Nlate Ekongolo Brice (Olympique Marseille, France), Bagnack Franck (Barcelona, Spain), Bedimo Nsamè Henri (Olympique Lyon, France)