Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o has revealed that Pierre Wome asked to take the last minute penalty in the crucial World Cup qualifier against Egypt on Saturday.
The Inter defender missed the kick, meaning his country failed to qualify for the finals for an African record sixth time, after only managing a 1-1 draw.
"Why didn’t I take the penalty? I went to take it but Wome came up to me and said he was really confident of scoring," said Eto’o.
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"You have to accept that these things happen in football sometimes.
He added: "It is very hard to have had everything in your own hands and throw it all away in the final seconds.
"I am sad for my country, my colleagues and for myself.
"There is only one remedy for it all and that is to do well in the African Nations Cup, to give everyone who is suffering with us now a great lift."
The Ivory Coast qualified for the finals at Cameroon’s expense.
