Cameroon Legend Rigobert Song Calls for 'Prayers & Support' Ahead of World Cup Playoffs

• Rigobert Song has pleaded with all and sundry to throw their weight behind him as he leads the Indomitable Lions for their crucial World Cup play-offs against Algeria
• Song will be in the dugout of Cameroon as head coach for the first time since he was appointed as head coach of the five-time African champions
• Cameroon will host Algeria in Yaoundé on March 25 before travelling to Algiers for the second leg on March 29 as the Indomitable Lions chase a record-extending eighth appearance at the biggest sporting festival

Legendary Cameroon defender Rigobert Song will supervise the Indomitable Lions in his first competitive game as head coach of the 2021 AFCON hosts in their World Cup play-offs against Algeria.

Song, 45, was appointed as head coach of the Indomitable Lions following the sack of Portuguese tactician António Conceição after Cameroon fell short of their host and win ambitions in the 2021 AFCON.

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The retired guardsman is expected to lead his country to an eighth World Cup appearance at the expense of former African champions, Algeria, when both sides clash for one of Africa's five tickets at the World Cup.

Cameroon missed out on the last edition of the Mundial and Rigobert Song will be banking his hopes on talismanic skipper Vincent Aboubacar to deliver the goals while André Onana shuts out attempts by the Riyad Mahrez-Algeria attack.

The former Liverpool defender is a veteran of four World Cups and winner of two AFCON titles and will look forward to bringing his experience garnered as a footballer to bear when he leads his national team.

Song took to Twitter to rally for support ahead of his first test as head coach of his native country.

Rigobert Song names strong squad for crucial World Cup play-offs against Algeria

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Rigobert Song is preparing rigorously for his first assignment as coach of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon after naming his squad for the Algeria clash later this month.

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The five times African champions named a squad similar to the Nations Cup squad to represent the country in the final round of qualifiers.

AFCON goal king Vincent Abubakar leads a list of 38-man team which will be pruned to 28 before the games on March 25 and March 29, 2022.