{"id":28179,"date":"2026-04-18T08:55:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T08:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/?p=28179"},"modified":"2026-04-18T08:55:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T08:55:49","slug":"onana-i-was-forced-into-retirement-goalkeepers-claims-deepen-cameroon-fa-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/onana-i-was-forced-into-retirement-goalkeepers-claims-deepen-cameroon-fa-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Onana: \u201cI Was Forced Into Retirement\u201d \u2014 Goalkeeper\u2019s Claims Deepen Cameroon FA Tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Angu Lesley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Football Writer,kick442.com-Cameroon<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Cameroon goalkeeper Andr\u00e9 Onana has reignited controversy around the national team, delivering a blunt assessment of his situation with the Indomitable Lions. \u201cI have no problems with the national team; I have no problem with the Cameroon FA,\u201d he said, before adding, \u201cI am in disagreement with an individual who is using the Cameroon FA and the national team to settle scores.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Onana\u2019s remarks have brought renewed focus to his surprising exclusion from Cameroon\u2019s final squad for the last Africa Cup of Nations. The decision came on the same day that Rigobert Song\u2014the coach who had made him captain\u2014was dismissed, a coincidence that raised serious questions at the time about internal dynamics and decision-making within the Cameroon Football Federation.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Onana has spoken about underlying tensions. Reflecting on his international absence, he stated: \u201cI took a lot of hits for the love of our country. I was forced into retirement (laughs), and now all I can do is support our younger brothers.\u201d His comments echo past incidents, particularly during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, when he was sent home early following a reported disagreement with senior federation officials.<\/p>\n<p>Speculation has long surrounded his relationship with FECAFOOT president Samuel Eto\u2019o. Though Onana came through Eto\u2019o\u2019s academy before moving to Europe, both figures have consistently avoided addressing rumors of a fallout. In public, neither has openly confirmed nor denied claims of a strained relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Despite everything, Onana insists his commitment to Cameroon remains intact. \u201cI\u2019m their biggest fan,\u201d he said of the Indomitable Lions. \u201cI send them messages after matches to congratulate them.\u201d Yet his latest statements are likely to intensify scrutiny over leadership and player relations within Cameroonian football.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Angu Lesley Football Writer,kick442.com-Cameroon Cameroon goalkeeper Andr\u00e9 Onana has reignited controversy around the&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,37,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-african-football","category-fecafoot","category-football"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - 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