Kotoko’s Mbella gets maiden Cameroon call-up

Asante Kotoko’s prolific striker Franck Etouga Mbella has been handed his maiden call-up by Cameroon FA following an impressive stint in the Ghana Premier League.

The 20-year-old is one of five debutants listed in Coach Rigobert Song’s 34-man squad for next month’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. FECAFOOT has officially written to Asante Kotoko to invite the attacker for the continental assignments.

Cameroon will open its AFCON 2023 qualifying campaign with a Group C encounter against Kenya at the Japoma Stadium in Doula on June 4 before facing Burundi at the Dar es Salaam National Stadium in Tanzania on June 8.

Despite making his debut for Kotoko five matches into this season’s GPL against Karela United in November 2021, the former AS Fortuna de Mfou goal monger has made an instant impact, recording 19 goals in 24 appearances to emerge as the league’s leading scorer.