Africa World Cup 2014/Togo-Cameroun: Romao-Nkoulou two Phoenicians to the fight!

The two names are not very flashy but had to find an interest in this meeting. So, in the absence of the two stars Samuel Eto’o and Emmanuel Adebayor, we have found for you, what is the best for some time in League 1 at their respective positions.

Alaixys Romao is one of those players with atypical trajectory but that the talent has opened doors. His training from Toulouse to Olympique de Marseille until this year through Louhan-Cuiseaux and Grenoble, the course was perched with pitfalls. The quiet boy in life is a hard worker. To whom is assigned the dirty work on the ground to the delight of his teammates and the public. In a half-season with the Phoenicians, he put everyone in his pocket.

In Togo,  apart from Adebayor, he is one of the frames of the locker room. With the Hawks since 2005, he has almost all known. From the 2006 World Cup to the quarter-final in the African Cup of Nations 2013. “Gattuso”, as fans of the Hawks call him, will play next year’s Champions League with OM: a first. This Sunday, he will again be a major advantage of the workforce of Didier Six.

The quiet strength!

Nicolas Nkoulou is considered the second best defender in Ligue 1 behind the Brazilian Thiago Silva. A status that is not at all usurped by the native of Yaounde. When he signed his first professional contract with Monaco in 2007, he was noticed later. Three years later, he joined Marseille with the success we know today. He finished the season with the highest number of minutes played.

His accession to the club allows him to become a natural leader in the selection. He is uncontested after Rigobert Song who retired and was even appointed vice-captain. Eto’o when suspension in December 2011 offered him the captaincy. Like his teammate Romao, his discretion is exemplary. It is on the ground that he expresses himself. Moreover, the countless chases of many big European clubs shows his sufficiency.

Nkoulou and Cameroon leaders of the group 1 with 6 points I leave with a long distance. For Romao and the Hawks to win units for polish their way (only 1 in 3 games).


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