"The goalkeeper now faces a play-off system contested by the four best-performing second-place teams from the CAF qualifying stage. The highest ranking team of the four plays the lowest-ranked nation, while the second and third-ranked sides face each other. The winner of each semi-final will then play one another to determine who becomes the sole CAF representative in the inter-confederation play-off."
"Cameroon finished second in their qualifying group, four points behind winners Cape Verde. The island nation of approximately 500,000 people booked their place at a first-ever FIFA World Cup Finals with a 3-0 win over Eswatini while Cameroon drew versus Angola on Monday evening. The goalkeeper now faces a play-off system contested by the four best-performing second-place teams from the CAF qualifying stage."
Andre Onana is Cameroon’s goalkeeper and is currently on loan at Turkish club Trabzonspor after losing his Manchester United No.1 place to Altay Bayindir. He featured in Manchester United’s Carabao Cup exit to League Two side Grimsby Town, conceded in normal time and was eliminated on penalties. Cameroon finished second in their CAF qualifying group, four points behind Cape Verde. Cape Verde qualified with a 3-0 win over Eswatini while Cameroon drew with Angola. Cameroon must now contest CAF play-offs among the four best second-place teams, with semi-finals and a final deciding the CAF representative. Success there leads to an inter-confederation tournament in Mexico in March 2026 where two of six teams will qualify.
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