Andre Onana said there was no will on the other side to resolve differences after the Inter goalkeeper was suspended by Cameroon team management at the World Cup.
The 26-year-old looks to have had his last involvement at Qatar 2022, with reports indicating he planned to catch a flight out of the country on Tuesday.
Onana issued a statement in the wake of his shock demotion, which Cameroon team officials on Monday put down to undisclosed disciplinary reasons . For his part, Onana denies behaving against the team s interests.
Coach Rigobert Song left the goalkeeper out against Serbia, preferring Devis Epassy for Monday s thrilling 3-3 World Cup draw.
Reports suggested Onana s omission came after a disagreement with Song over his playing style in the 1-0 loss against Switzerland, when he had the most touches outside the box by a goalkeeper ever recorded in a World Cup match (26).
Onana has denied that was the trigger, telling the Relevo website: The game with the feet? No, there is nothing.
He issued a statement on Twitter, saying his suspension was tough to understand.
It read: Yesterday I was not allowed to be on the ground to help Cameroon, as I always do, to achieve the team s goals. l always behaved in a way to lead the team to success in a good manner.
I have put all my efforts and energy into finding solutions to a situation that a footballer often experiences, but there has been no will on the other side. Some moments are difficult to assimilate.
However, I always respect and support the decisions of the people in charge of pursuing the success of our team and country. l extend all my strength to my team-mates because we demonstrated that we are capable of going very far in this competition.
The values that I promote as a person and as a player are the ones that identify me, and that my family has given me since my childhood. Representing Cameroon has always been a privilege. The nation first and forever.
— Fecafoot-Officiel (@FecafootOfficie)
Onana also told Relevo: I m fine. If it s fair or not it doesn t matter any more. The most important thing is that the country always wins and I wish them a lot of luck.
Cameroon face Brazil in their last Group G game on Friday, sitting two points behind second-placed Switzerland and needing to win to stand any hope of reaching the next phase.
