Cameroon continued to overcome the odds and exceed expectations at the tournament in Gabon as they beat Ghana 2-0 in the semi-finals on Thursday to book a place in Sunday’s final against Egypt. Largely unknown in Africa, Broos’s arrival in Cameroon was met with scepticism that largely continued until a few days ago. “I had to, most of the players were over 30 and I needed to build a team for the future,” Broos said. Even in Gabon, Broos kept springing surprises as he benched former captain Nicolas Nkoulou, dropped leading striker Vincent Aboubakar and kept Clinton Njie, on loan from Tottenham Hotsour to Olympique Marseille, on the bench. “It’s a fantastic group of players both on and off the field and they deserve the final,” added Broos.

Source: The Star February 03, 2017 10:07 UTC