Veteran striker Samuel Eto'o is on course to participate in his fourth World Cup, as he leads the strike force in Cameroon coach Volker Finke's 28-man preliminary roster released on Tuesday.
The 33-year-old Chelsea striker is part of a forward corps also headlined by Vincent Aboubakar, fresh off a strong season with Lorient in France's Ligue 1. The midfield will be anchored by FC Barcelona's Alex Song and Rennes' Jean Makoun, one of many France-based players and a veteran of Les Lions Indomptables' ill-fated 2010 World Cup campaign.
Tottenham Hotspur fullback Benoit Assou-Ekotto is perhaps the most recognizeable name along Cameroon's backline, while 31-year-old goalkeeper Charles Itandje is a French-born veteran who switched international allegiance to Les Lions in 2010 after making several appearances for Les Bleus.
Cameroon have been drawn into Group A and will meet Mexico in Natal in their opening match on June 13. They will travel into the Amazon region to face Croatia in Manaus on June 18 before a daunting matchup with tournament hosts Brazil in Brasilia on June 23.
Complete Cameroon squad:
GOALKEEPERS (4):
Charles Itandje (Konyaspor - Turkey/31yrs)
Guy N'dy Assembe (Guingamp - France/28yrs)
Sammy N'Djock (Fetihespor - Turkey/24yrs)
Loic Feudjou (Coton Sport - Cameroon/22yrs)
DEFENDERS (9):
Allan Nyom (Granada - Spain/26yrs)
Dany Nounkeu (Besiktas - Turkey/28yrs)
Cedric Djeugoue (Coton Sport - Cameroon/21yrs)
Aurelien Chedjou (Galatasaray - Turkey/28yrs)
Nicolas Nkoulou (Marseille - France/24yrs)
Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik (Rennes - France/24yrs)
Henri Bedimo (Lyon - France/29yrs)
Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham Hotspur - England/30yrs)
Gaetang Bong (Olympiakos - Greece/26yrs)
MIDFIELDERS (8):
Eyong Enoh (Antalyaspor - Turkey/28yrs)
Jean Makoun (Rennes - France/30yrs)
Joel Matip (Schalke - Germany/22yrs)
Stephane Mbia (Queens Park Rangers - England/27yrs)
Landry Nguemo (Bordeaux - France/28yrs)
Alex Song (Barcelona - Spain/26yrs)
Raoul Cedric Loe (Osasuna - Spain/25yrs)
Edgar Salli (Lens - France/21yrs)
FORWARDS (7):
Samuel Eto'o (Chelsea - England/33yrs)
Eric Choupo Moting (Mainz - Germany/25yrs)
Benjamin Moukandjo (Nancy - France/25yrs)
Vincent Aboubakar (Lorient - France/22yrs)
Achille Webo (Fenerbahçe - Turkey/32yrs)
Mohamadou Idrissou (Kaiserslautern - Germany/34yrs)
Fabrice Olinga (Zulte-Waregem - Belgium/18yrs)
