Paris 2024 Qualifiers: Cameroon suffers Monique Mgock blow ahead of Nigeria duel

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Cameroon will be without midfielder, Monique Mgock ahead of this month’s two-legged third round encounter in the Paris 2024 Olympic Qualifiers against Nigeria.

The midfielder suffered an injury in action for French side Stade de Reims and is expected to be replaced in the coming days ahead of the first leg of the qualifiers.

The development comes as a huge blow for Jean Baptiste Bisseck’s side as they will miss out on one of his regulars.

Mgock scored a goal in 19 league games for the French side last season as has played 12 league games for Stade de Reims, a team that has two Super Falcons players this term.

Bisseck named a roster ahead of the game with four players on standby in case of this kind of injury, with the standby list featuring, Abumba II Clarisse, Audrey Sabikiti, Mbomozomo Brigitte, and Beyina Daniella.

The winner of the two-legged tie will face the victors of another third-round match between South Africa and Tanzania in the deciding round.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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