Cameroon 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar squad plans may have suffered a blow. This comes after Germany coach Hansi Flick included Cameroon-born striker Youssoufa Moukoko in his 44-man preliminary squad.
At this stage, it’s too early for the Indomitable Lions to throw in the towel as Flick will have to trim his World Cup squad down to 26 players.
All of this will become clear on November 10th when the mentor submits his final squad. That is when they will be preparing for the global football elite tournament.
Moukoko is eligible to represent any of the two nations. He was born in Younde, Cameroon. In 2014, before turning 10, he relocated to Germany with his parents. That is when he started playing football as a teenager. In 2016, he joined Dortmund development side.
In 2019, he was promoted to the Dortmund first team becoming the youngest player ever to play in the Bundesliga at the age of 16. He holds the record for the youngest player to score in German topflight at 16 years and 28 days.
Moukoko was a surprise inclusion in the squad, however those who know him better and what he is capable of in the field of play are not surprised at all.
Hansi Flick named an extended provisional squad from which he will pick his 26-man squad for the World Cup (announcement on November 10). @BILD reveals the list which was kept secret by the DFB until now pic.twitter.com/UpAjrP6jOW
— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) October 24, 2022
The 17-year-old has had a fine season so far with Borussia Dortmund becoming one of the key players in both the league and in the UEFA Champions League. Moukoko has scored four goals and provided three assists in the Bundesliga.
Moukoko is currently representing the Germany U/21 national team. In the past, he has represented the U/18s and U/16s Whenever called to represent the national team he has impressed in the junior levels.
Cameroon World Cup provisional squad
Goalkeepers
Simon Ngapandouetnbu (Marseille)
Devis Epassy (Abha)
Andre Onana (Inter Milan)
Defenders
Nicolas Nkoulou (Aris)
Enzo Ebosse (Udinese)
Oumar Gonzalez (Ajaccio)
Darlin Yongwa (Lorient)
Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders)
Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union)
Collins Fai (Al-Tai) DF: Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes)
Christopher Wooh (Rennes)
Midfielders
Georges Mandjeck (Nea Salamis)
Jean Onana (Lens)
Gael Ondoua (Hannover)
Samuel Gouet (Mechelen)
Pierre Kunde (Olympiacos)
Martin Hongla (Hellas Verona)
Olivier Ntcham (Swansea)
Forwards
Leandre Tawamba (Al-Taawoun)
Georges-Kevin Nkoudou (Besiktas)
Vincent Aboubakar (Al-Nassr)
Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford)
Jean-Pierre Nsame (Young Boys)
Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon)
Moumi Ngamaleu (Dynamo Moscow)
