Rigobert Song has acknowledged that Cameroon have had a difficult start to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after playing out a 1-1 draw with Guinea in Group C on Monday.
The Indomitable Lions fell behind to the National Elephants but were able to level things in the second half after Guinea captain Francois Kamano was sent off towards the end of the first half.
Song suggested that difficult starts are a norm at AFCON with other teams like Egypt Ghana and Nigeria all struggling as well in their openers.
“The start of the match was difficult for us, especially in the first 30 minutes. You know how it has been in the start of this tournament; it has always been difficult. We saw how some teams started this tournament,” Song said.
Song is however confident that his team will bounce back with their next game coming against reigning AFCON champions Senegal in Yamoussoukro on Friday.
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“We controlled the flow of the match, but we were not able to score the second goal of the match to take the victory, I hope to do it in the next match,” he continued.
“We all saw the match, there is a positive part. We will correct the mistakes, and in the next four days the players will know their mission.
“For my part, I will work with my assistants on the technical team to correct the problems we encountered.”
Cameroon are two points behind Senegal after the Teranga Lions defeated the Gambia 3-0.
