Cameroon 0-1 Switzerland: Rigobert Song Blames Defeat To Team’s Youthfulness

Rigobert Song sat in the dugout when Cameroon failed to win again at the world’s biggest stage for the 8th time of asking consecutive

Cameroonian born Swiss player Breel Embolo side-footed past Onana in goal – three minutes after the pose, to gift Switzerland all three points, and leave Cameroon with the scary thought of not making it out of group G in their 8th participation at the World Cup finals.

Coach Rigobert Song who is the country’s player with the most appearances (137), and now head coach, blamed the defeat on youthfulness and lack of concentration.

‘It’s a feeling of disappointment. We wanted more, but you know, top-flight football is about details. We let our guards down, we conceded a goal.

‘ It is a team that was young, that’s the top level. At this stage, the result is important and we have put ourselves in a situation where all the next matches will be decisive.

‘In terms of play, we tried to produce. We had chances that we couldn’t score, and that’s just football. But we know that anything is possible. I want to congratulate the players. These are little details which are important. We have to stay focused from start to finish.’ stated Cameroon’s recordman.

Cameroon plays against Serbia still at the Al Janoub Stadium at 11 am local time on Monday, Nov. 28. A victory for Rigobert Song and co gets them back on course, while a defeat could well be the end of their journey.