The veteran striker has reportedly suffered a leg injury that prevented the 31-year-old from training.
The captain of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon has been ruled out of the 34th African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
The Indomitable Lion of Cameroon would definitely miss the services of their talisman, whom they have been relying on to bang in the goals during the tournament at Ivory Coast.
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The veteran striker was ruled out after reportedly suffering a leg injury that prevented the 31-year-old from training.
According to reports in Central Africa, the country’s football federation (FECAFOOT) has made the Besiktas striker’s situation known to insiders.
It remains to be seen who would be drafted in to replace the former Al-Nassr striker.
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Vincent Abubarkar and Cameroon national team
After starting his career at Coton Sport, Abubakar travelled to Europe in 2010 and played for Valenciennes and Lorient in Ligue 1, amassing 109 appearances and 26 goals in the top flight of France.
He joined Porto in 2014, where he played 125 games, scored 58 goals, and won the Primeira Liga. While on loan at Beşiktaş, he won the Turkish Süper Lig in 2017 and again in 2021.
Since making his international debut for Cameroon in May 2010, Abubakar has amassed 100 caps. He played for them in the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015, 2017 and 2021 and the FIFA World Cups in 2010, 2014 and 2022.
He is Cameroon’s third-highest goalscorer with 37 goals, eight shy of record-holder Samuel Eto’o.