Having failed to qualify for the 2018 edition of the showpiece, Cameroon are back to represent Africa for a record-eighth time in the Gulf, with Song having impressed since his appointment. Cameroon become the first team from the CAF region to have announced their squad, and Song has assembled a strong, attacking group of players for their exploits in November and December.
Bayern star man Choupo-Moting was included in the group, having already amassed 68 appearances for his country, with the Hamburg-born forward having scored in every match that he has started for the German giants this season, bar one. The team will be captained by Aboubakar, who competed as a teenager at the 2010 World Cup and again in Brazil in 2014 when the Indomitable Lions last appeared at the finals.
Aboubakar, who was part of the team that won the 2017 AFCON will not be joined by another stalwart of the cup-winning side as centre back Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui was left out of Song's selection.
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The coach also surprisingly included two home-based players - Souaibou Marou and Jerome Ngom - who each have just one appearance for Cameroon.
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Andre Onana (Inter Milan), Devis Epassy (Abha Club), Simon Ngapandouetnbu (Olympique de Marseille)
Defenders: Nicolas Nkoulou (Aris Salonika), Collins Fai (Al Tai), Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes), Enzo Ebosse (Udinese), Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union), Tolo Nouhou (Seattle Sounders), Christopher Wooh (Stade Rennes)
Midfielders: Martin Hongla (Verona), Pierre Kunde (Olympiakos), Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City), Gael Ondoua (Hannover 96), Samuel Oum Gouet (Mechelen), Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli)
Forwards: Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Bayern Munich), Vincent Aboubakar (Al Nassr), Karl Toko Ekambi (Olympique Lyonnais), Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), Christian Bassogog (Shanghai Shenhua), Souaibou Marou (Coton Sport), Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu (Young Boys), Jerome Ngom (Colombe Dja), Georges-Kevin Nkoudou (Besiktas), Jean-Pierre Nsame (Young Boys Berne).
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