Former Cameroonian player Denis Onana has an explanation for the low number of local players in Africa's top teams for the AFCON 2023.
"The level of leagues in Africa, whether in Cameroon or Nigeria, is very low. In the past, we played for local leagues and the teams were very strong. We were strong teams and we made the national team strong. There were teams like Canon de Yaounde, Shooting Stars Of Ibadan and Union Douala. We only needed two or three European players to help us improve the national team. But today, the level of European leagues is so high that players from local leagues can't compete. We hope that the national leagues will improve, but Nigeria, Cameroon and Morocco have so many strong players in Europe that they can't come and sit on the bench at the AFCON", he analyzes.
CAN 2023 : Voici la liste des 54 joueurs présélectionnés par Rigobert Song, avec 6 joueurs locaux#CAN2023 #Lions_Indomptables #Rigobert_Song https://t.co/SwmiR1OdNA
— Actu Cameroun (@actucameroun) December 20, 2023
