FORMER Colchester United defender Junior Tchamadeu has made his international debut for Cameroon.
The 19-year-old defender, who left the U's on transfer deadline day to join Championship side Stoke City, played the full 90 minutes in the Indomitable Lions' 3-0 win over Mauritius, in a World Cup Group D qualifier.
Goals from Bryan Mbeumo, Georges-Kevin Nkoudou and Frank Magri sealed Cameroon's win.
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Cameroon's head coach Rigobert Song said: "We are pleased with the result, but the journey ahead is long.
"We will continue to work hard to achieve our goal of qualifying for the World Cup."
🇨🇲 Congratulations to Potters defender @JuniorTchamadeu, who made his international debut for Cameroon on Friday.
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The Cameroon squad also includes the likes of Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana and former Spurs duo Georges Kevin Nkoudou and Clinton Njie.
Cameroon travel to Tunisia to take on Libya, on Tuesday.
Tchamadeu left Colchester on deadline day to join Stoke on a four-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.
He made nearly 100 league and cup appearances for the U's, after making his senior debut for the club in December, 2020.
Tchamadeu has made four first-team appearances for Stoke in the Championship, so far.
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