Cameroon World Cup squad: Samuel Eto'o to appear in fourth tournament
Cameroon coach Volker Finke has included Chelsea striker Samuel Eto'o in a provisional 28-man squad for next month's World Cup in Brazil.
The German coach's squad contained no major surprises, with Tottenham Hotspur defender Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Barcelona midfielder Alex Song and Rennes' Jean Makoun also making the cut.
The 22-year-old striker Aboubakar had a standout season for Lorient in the French league, scoring 16 goals, while captain Eto'o is set to play at his fourth World Cup having scored nine Premier League goals for Chelsea this season.
Only two of Finke's initial 28 play in Cameroon, with the majority of the squad at Turkish, French, German or Spanish clubs.
Cameroon, who became the first African nation to reach the quarter-finals of a World Cup in 1990, are in Group A with Mexico, Croatia and hosts Brazil. The squad will be cut to 23 for the tournament.
The squad
Goalkeepers: Charles Itandje (Konyaspor), Ndy Assembe (Guingamp), Sammy Ndjock (Fetihespor), Loic Feudjou (Coton Sport).
Defenders: Allan Nyom (Granada), Dany Nounkeu (Besiktas), Cedric Djeugoue (Coton Sport), Aurelien Chedjou (Galatasaray), Nicolas Nkoulou (Marsiglia), Armel Kana-Biyik (Rennes), Henri Bedimo (Lione), Benoît Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham Hotspur), Gaetang Bong (Olympiakos).
Midfielders: Eyong Enoh (Antalyaspor), Jean Makoun (Rennes), Joel Matip (Schalke), Stephane Mbia (QPR), Landry Nguemo (Bordeaux), Alex Song (Barcelona), Cedric Loe (Osasuna), Edgar Sally (Lens).
Strikers: Samuel Eto'o (Chelsea), Eric Choupo Moting (Mainz), Benjamin Moukandjo (Nancy), Vincent Aboubakar (Lorient), Achille Webo (Fenerbahce), Mohamadou Idrissou (Kaiserslautern), Fabrice Olinga (Zulte-Waregem).