Lyon striker Karl Toko Ekambi of Cameroon has spoken about the level of disappointment in the locker room of the Indomitable Lions following their elimination against Egypt.
Egypt advanced to the final with a 3-1 penalty shootout win following a 0-0 result after 120 minutes.
“It’s a big disappointment because the CAN is organized at home, and we get eliminated in the semi-finals. We have a big team and each time we have played as a team we have won. Today, everyone wanted to show what they are capable of and here, in football, it pays cash.” he said.
After the defeat against Egypt (0-0, 1-3 penalties) in the semi-finals of the CAN on Thursday evening, Vincent Aboubakar spoke of an individual flaw in the Lions with players who wanted to shine alone, without thinking of the collective effort that brought them this far.
But called to comment on these words from his captain, Karl Toko Ekambi replied :
“He thinks what he wants, he says what he wants. I’m not going to argue about that. I congratulate the team. We tried to score, but we couldn’t. Football is like that. The penalty is either you score or you miss. You have to have the courage to shoot. We did what we could to go as far as possible. There remains the match for third place. We will try to prepare it well”
Senegal will meet Egypt in the final on Sunday whilst Cameroon play against Burkina Faso for third place honors.
