Rio 2016: Lionesses en route to Accra

Lionesses were en route to Accra via flight Asky from the Nsimalen International Airport on Thursday morning, 10 am.

The delegation were made up of 17 players and coaches with Chief Albert Ayomba, representative of FECAFOOT. Nchout Njoya Ajara, whose Western New York Flash team played the championship game on Wednesday, will join the team in Ghana. She is the 18th player.

She will leave the United States to directly join the group in Accra but the return to Yaoundé with her team mates is not yet known.

Before leaving Yaoundé, Carl Enow Ngachu, the coach of the Lionesses, had one goal in mind: "We are going to qualify. For this, we will need a lot of commitment and enough concentration. We have a team that can qualify. We have not adequately trained as needed. We hurriedly went through training activities. It will be a tough game. The girls should know that all the people of Cameroon rely on them. This will also boost their career because if they qualify for the Olympics, they will still be exposed to the world. In addition, with revenues from the World Cup, they must show they deserve their status. We will attack and defend at the same time. We will score goals.”

The preparation of the Indomitable Lionesses for this match was weighed down by a lot of stewardship issues. Late course layout, lack of means of transport to get to the different places of workouts. Added to this, notable absences were recorded. Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene and Gaëlle Enganamouit will not be part of this expedition. "When you go to war, we are often unable to take all the tanks and weapons you want. We will be effective and we completely trust them. I think they will not disappoint," Enow Ngachu hoped.

The Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon will face the Black Queens of Ghana on Saturday at 15h at the Ohene Djan stadium in Accra. It is the return match for the penultimate qualifying round for the Olympics. The first leg ended in a score of parity (1-1) between the two teams. When they qualify, Lionesses will face the Elephants of Côte d'Ivoire in the last lap. The Ivorians have qualified after defeating Zimbabwe, confirmed by FIFA in Zurich on Wednesday.

List of 18 players

1- Annette Ngo Ndom

2- Thècle Mbororo

3- Christine Manie

4- Marie Aurèle Awona

5- Yvonne Patrice Leuko

6- Isis Amarielle Sonkeng

7- Raïssa Feudjio

8- Jeannette Ngock Yango

9- Géneviève Ngo Mbeleck

10- Michèle Ngono Mani

11- Falone Meffometou

12- Michèle Akaba Edoa

13- Agathe Ngani

14- Thérèse Abena

15- Njollè Ngondja

16- Annecy Guiadem

17- Nkada

18- Nchout Njoya Ajara