Cameroon's Eto'o is holdover from 1998 finals

• by Soccer America , May 12, 2014

[WORLD CUP 2014] Samuel Eto’o has been included in Cameroon's 28-player short list for the World Cup. If he goes to Brazil, he'll likely be one of two holdovers from the 1998 finals along with Italy keeper Gianluigi Buffon.

The 35-year-old Chelsea striker is looking to play in his fourth World Cup for the Indomitable Lions.

Cameroon, which opens against Mexico in Natal on June 13, will play friendlies against Macedonia and Paraguay in Austria and against Germany in Moenchengladbach before leaving for Brazil.

Cameroon Roster (28 Players):
Goalkeepers: Charles Itandje (Konyaspor/TUR), Guy Roland Ndy Assembe (Guingamp/FRA), Sammy Ndjock (Fethiyespor/TUR), Feudjou Loic (Coton Sport).
Defenders: Allan Nyom (Granada/SPA), Nounkeu Dany (Besiktas/TUR), Cedric Djeugoue (Coton Sport), Aurelien Chedjou (Galatasaray/TUR), Nicolas Nkoulou (Marseille/FRA), Jean-Armel Kana-Biyick (Rennes/FRA), Henri Bedimo (Lyon/FRA), Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Queens Park Rangers/ENG), Gaetang Bong (Olympiakos/GRE).
Midfielders: Enoh Eyong (Antalyaspor/TUR), Jean Makoun (Rennes/FRA), Joel Matip (Schalke 04/GER), Stephane Mbia (Sevilla/SPA), Landry Nguemo (Bordeaux/FRA), Alexandre Song (Barcelona/SPA), Cedric Loe (Osasuna/SPA), Edgar Salli (Lens/FRA).
Forwards: Samuel Eto’o (Chelsea/ENG), Eric-Maxime Choupo-Moting (Main/GER), Benjamin Moukandjo (Nancy/FRA), Vincent Aboubakar (Lorient/FRA), Pierre Achille Webo (Fenerbahce/TUR), Mohamadou Idrissou (Kaiserslautern/GER), Fabrice Olinga (Zulte Waregem/BEL).