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Cameroon recall Mboma (18.11.2003)
Mboma has a chance to revive his international career
Cameroon coach Winfried Schaefer has sprung a surprise by calling up Patrick Mboma for a friendly international against Japan in Oita on Wednesday.
The call comes just days after the striker told reporters that he thought his international career was over.
"I`m very disappointed, my career with the national team is over," said Mboma, after his J-League match on Sunday, a day after he turned 33.
But after the call from Schaefer a delighted Mboma told reporters: "The coach just called me and wants me to return. I think my national career is not finished.
"I`m very happy, because I think I deserve to stay with the team. I didn`t make things bad against all the players and the coaches.
"I was really astonished when I was dropped from the squad last week.
"But now things are
backto normal. The players really want me to join the team, because they know with my experience I can really be helpful.
"They encouraged to talk with the coaches. That`s the reason why they called me."
Mboma, who scored against Ireland in the World Cup, became the most popular Cameroon player in the J-League when he scored the fastest season-opening goal, in 26 seconds, soon after arriving in Japan in 1997.
Wednesday`s encounter will be the first meeting between the two sides since Japan defeated Cameroon 2-0 in the 2001 Confederations Cup.
"We played several African teams this season and obviously Cameroon are the number one in Africa," said Japan coach Zico.
We need to play against a strong side like them to improve overall. It`s a good chance to study their team, learn from them and see what we can do against such a strong team on the pitch.
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