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29.01.2007
Haan calls on Wome to end `exile`
Cameroon coach Arie Haan has included Pierre Wome in his squad for a friendly next month despite the defender`s self-imposed international ban.
The four-time African champions will play Togo in Lome on 7 February in preparation for their Group 5 2008 African Nations Cup qualifier against Liberia in Yaounde at the end of March.
It is the second time the Dutch coach has attempted to bring the Werder Bremen defender back into the international fold.
Wome turned down the previous invitation saying he wanted to talk with the Dutch coach to consider the call up.
`Vilified by fans`
Wome refused to play for the national team after he was vilified by the Cameroonian fans for missing a penalty against Egypt in October 2005 which cost Cameroon a place at the 2006 World Cup.
His absence at the 2006 Nations Cup in Egypt was lamented by Cameroon legend Roger Milla, who praised Wome for scoring the penalty which earned the country Olympic Gold in 2000.
Although the squad remains almost unchanged from the one which defeated Equatorial Guinea 3-0 in Yaounde in October, there are some notable absentees.
Bill Tchato, Albert Ze Meyong, Salmon Olembe and Guy Feutchine, who were members of the squad for that match have not been included.
Barcelona striker Samuel Eto`o Fils is probably left out so that he could fully recover from his current injury.
Squad
Goalkeepers:Idriss Carlos Kameni (Espanyol, Spain), Souleymanou Hamidou (Denizlispor, Turkey)
Defenders: Rigobert Song (Galatassaray, Turkey), Pierre Wome (Werder Bremen, Germany), Eric Matoukou (KRC Genk, Belgium), Ateba Bilayi (Châteauroux, France), Benoît Angbwa (Krylya Sovetov, Russia), Stephane Mbia (Rennes, France)
Midfielders: Justice Wamfor (Germinal Beerschot, Belgium), Alioum Saïdou (FC Nantes, France), Daniel Ngom Kome (Murcia, Spain), Landry Nguemo (Nancy, France), Geremi Njitap (Chelsea, England), Jean II Makoun (Lille, France), Jacques Elong Elong (Persepolis, Iran)
Strikers: Achille Webo (Osasuna, Spain) Mahamadou Idrissou (MSV Duisburg, Germany), Pierre Boya (Partizan Belgrade, Serbia).
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