Brice Ambina/Karl Etta Eyong : Newcomers With Big Ambitions

Brice Ambina playing for Valerenga in the Norwegian championship and Karl Etta Eyong of Levante in the Spanish La Liga are the new faces in the den for the Indomitable Lions match days nine and 10 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.  If the call up of Brice Ambina was a surprise to many, Karl Etta Eyong’s was just a matter of time. Rumoured to be part of the last Lions’ outing in September against Eswatini and Cabo Verde, the striker of Levante was finally not retained.  Beside Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid, Karl Etta Eyong is undoubtedly the most talked about player of the Spanish championship in this start of season. Third of the goal scoring table of La Liga this season with five goals, his scoring boots have been red hot.  Starting the season with Villarreal, the striker was surprisingly transferred to Levante despite finishing top scorer (four goals) with the Yellow Submarines in the preseason. He rapidly adapted to his new club and has been on fire. Nominated for the ‘Player of Month’ of September in La Liga, Karl Atta Eyong lost the award to Mbappe. Speaking on sports television show Talents d’Afrique recently, Karl Etta Eyong expressed his excitement to be play for the Lions. “It will be great honour for me to be retained. But for that to be poss...