Cameroon select squad for FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers African Play-Offs
Cameroon are taking a 28-man squad to Morocco for this week’s FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers African Play-Offs as they bid to keep alive their chances of going to next year’s finals in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Cameroon finished as one of the four best runners-up across the nine African qualifying groups for the 2026 World Cup and have a chance to get to the finals via two separate playoffs.
They compete first in the African playoffs in Morocco this week, starting against the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, and if they win, then meeting the victor of the other semi-final between Gabon and Nigeria on Sunday.
The African winner advances to the intercontinental playoffs to be held in March, where the last two players for the 48-team World Cup will be decided.
Coach Marc Brys has made no surprises in his selection, bringing back the experienced midfielders Yvan Neyou and Jean Onana as well as midfielder Wilitty Younoussa and defenders Enzo Boyomo and Darlin Yongwa, but Brice Ambina, Samuel Kotto, and Junior Tchamadeu drop out of the squad.
The squad choices also give some indication of the selection that Brys is planning for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco next month.
Cameroon compete in Group G with Gabon, Mozambique, and defending champions Côte d’Ivoire.
Squad
Goalkeepers: Devis Epassy (Dinamo Bucharest, Romania), Simon Omossola (St Eloi Lupopo, DR Congo), André Onana (Trabzonspor, Turkey)
Defenders: Malcolm Bokele (Goztepe, Turkey), Enzo Boyomo (Osasuna, Spain), Jean-Charles Castelletto (Al Duhail, Qatar), Mahamadou Nagida (Stade Rennais, France), Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui (Beijing Guoan, China), Jackson Tchatchoua (Wolverhampton Wanderers, England), Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders, USA), Darlin Yongwa (Lorient, France)
Midfielders: Arthur Avom (Lorient, France), Carlos Baleba (Brighton & Hove Albion, England), Martin Hongla (Granada, Spain), Daniel Namaso (AJ Auxerre, France), Yvan Neyou (Getafe, Cameroon), Jean Onana (Genoa, Italy), Wilitty Younoussa (Rodez, France), Franck Zambo Anguissa (Napoli, Italy)
Forwards: Vincent Aboubakar (Neftchi Baku, Azerbaijan), Christian Bassogog (Al Okhdood, Saudi Arabia), Eric Maxim Choupo Moting (New York RB, USA), Karl Etta Eyong (Levante, Spain), Frank Magri (Toulouse, France), Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United, England), Georges-Kévin Nkoudou (Al Diriyah, Saudi Arabia), Patrick Soko (Almeria, Spain).