Nyom has no regrets about missing out on Cameroon triumph

Dimitris Kontos 8 years ago 927 |

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Allan Nyom, currently a West Brom player, during a match with former club Granada. EFE

West Brom’s Allan Nyom has insisted that he does not regret his decision to not play for Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations, even after his nation defeated Egypt on Sunday to be crowned champions.

The 28-year-old defender was one of seven Cameroon players to forego the tournament, provoking the ire of coach Hugo Broos who said on Sunday the absentees must be asking themselves ‘why I am not there now?’

“Let him [Broos] know that I don’t have any regrets,” Nyom told the BBC World Football program.

"I heard what Broos said. It made me laugh because he knew what happened and he knew why I was not there.

"If before the tournament they had told me 'Cameroon is going to win and you are not part of the squad', I don't mind because I'm happy I'm playing for my club - it's much more important for me.

"If I had been there, it could stall my club career."