Mboma now plays in Japan

Former African Footballer of the Year Patrick Mboma is back in the Cameroon squad for the first time since the World Cup.

He has been included in the 24-man squad for a tournament in Tunisia next week.

Coach Winfried Schafer recalled the striker, who now plays in Japan for Tokyo Verdy.

Three uncapped players were also called up.

They are midfielders Justice Wamfor from Belgian club Genk, Valery Mezague from Montpellier in the French first division and Falemi Ngassam, a midfielder with Steaua Bucharest.

Mezague was born in Romania but his father comes from Cameroon.

The Indomitable Lions play Madagascar in the first game of a four nation tournament in which Tunisia and Ghana would be participating.

Squad
Goalkeepers: Boukar Alioum (Istanbulspor, Turkey), Idriss Carlos Kameni (St Etienne, France)
Defenders: Geremi Fotso Njitap (Middlesbrough, England), Lucien Mettomo (Manchester City, England), Jean-Joel Perrier Doumbe (Auxerre, France), Rigobert Song (Lens, France), Bill Tchato (Kaiserslautern, Germany), Pierre Wome (Fulham, England)
Midfielders: Thimothee Atouba (Basel, Switzerland), Eric Djemba Djemba (Nantes, France), Marc-Vivien Foe (Manchester City, England), Valery Mezague (Montpellier, France), Felami Ngassam (Steaua Bucharest, Romania), Salomon Olembe (Marseille, France), Justice Wamfor (Genk, Belgium)
Strikers: Joel Epalle (Aris Salonica, Greece), Cyrille Florent Bella (LR Ahlen, Germany), Achille Emana (Toulouse), Samuel Eto'o (Real Mallorca, Spain), Mohammadou Idrissou (Hanover 96, Germany), Joseph-Desire Job (Middlesbrough, England), Modest Mbami (Sedan, France), Patrick Mboma (Tokyo Verdy, Japan), Pius Ndiefi (Sedan, France).

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