Cameroon forward Diederrick Joel Tagueu has been ruled out of the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, just a day to commencement of the Indomitable Lions' campaign.
The 25-year-old frontman, on the books of Portuguese club Maritimo, is set to miss the biennial showpiece after being diagnosed with a heart condition.
It is a huge blow to his hopes of playing at the Afcon finals for the first time, after netting eight times in 30 league appearances of which 24 starts were starts for his club last season.
The #IndomitableLions team's doctor, Prof William Ngatchou has just detected an anomaly of an implantation of a coronary artery suspected in Qatar and confirmed on Egypt, with a risk of sudden death on the pitch@CAF_Online #TotalAFCON2019
— Fecafoot-Officiel (@FecafootOfficie) June 24, 2019
The news of Joel Tagueu's departure from the camp was received with sadness in the camp.