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Cameroon captain, Vincent Aboubakar ignores waiting journalists and refuses to speak after AFCON defeat to Egypt

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By Tolulope Dolapo Thomas

Cameroonian striker, Vincent Aboubakar refused to speak to journalists waiting in the mixed zone following his controversial comments about Mohamed Salah.
The Al Nassr striker was part of the losing side of the second Africa Cup of Nations semi-final as Cameroon were defeated 3-1 on penalties by Egypt.
Aboubakar played the full 90 mins and was the only Cameroon player to score from their four penalties in the shootout as the host nation missed out on progressing to the finals. Before the game, the striker fired shots at Liverpool star, Salah, claiming that the Egyptian ‘doesn’t impress’ him and does not produce much during games. In an interview with Then24, Aboubakar said: ‘He doesn’t impress me much. I say it clearly because I’m an honest person and I have my way of seeing things.
‘If he impressed me, I would say so. But he doesn’t impress me much. ‘He’s a good player, he scores a lot but he doesn’t produce a lot of stuff in the game.
‘Of course, he’s doing good stuff in the Premier League because he’s been in a team that’s been there for years. He’s a good player but not at the level of some like (Kylian) Mbappe.
‘ After the game, Abubakar refused to speak to reporters waiting after the game in the mixed zone,  walking past them and dragging his suitcase alongside him.

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Tolulope Dolapo Thomas, BSc, is a Public Health Educator and Broadcast Journalist with extensive experience in radio and television. She specializes in Health Promotion, Sexual and Reproductive/Fertility Health, and Environmental Health. Certified in CPR and First Aid, Tolulope is passionate about empowering women through evidence-based public health education, fertility awareness, and community sensitization. She is currently pursuing an MSc in Public Health and is the founder of Everywoman Health by TD, a women-focused health platform dedicated to providing accurate, accessible, and trustworthy guidance for women at every stage of life.