Impact defender Oyongo stranded after Cameroon forgets his plane ticket
MONTREAL — A mix-up that left defender Ambroise Oyongo stranded in Brussels for an extra day may cost the Montreal Impact a key starter for a game Saturday against the Chicago Fire.
The Cameroon national team neglected to get Oyongo a plane ticket to return to Montreal after their victory over Guinea in a friendly match Tuesday in the Belgian capital. He was supposed to return on Wednesday.
Impact coach Mauro Biello said Oyongo was due to arrive on Thursday.
“It’s frustrating for me because he’s stuck in Brussels when we want to prepare the team and we’ve already got key guys out of the lineup,” said Biello, who will be missing midfielder Ignacio Piatti and defender Laurent Cimon in Chicago. “That’s a key guy and now he hasn’t been able to come in (to train).