In the third round of the African Cup of Nations group stage, Cameroon drew 1-1 with Cape Verde. Counting the goals scored in this match, Cameroonian striker Abubakar scored five goals in the group stage in three rounds. While leading the top scorers, he also tied the single-time Africa Cup of Nations goal record of compatriot teammate Eto'o. Seeing this, Chinese Super League fans have sighed: This is an old acquaintance of the Chinese Super League, fortunately it did not come that year!
It all started six years ago. Abubakar, who was playing at Portuguese Super League giants Porto at the time, performed extremely well. According to statistics, he scored 19 goals in 38 appearances in all competitions that season. Such an outstanding performance attracted the attention of Beijing Guoan. It is reported that Beijing Guoan sent an offer to Porto, but it was rejected by Abubakar himself.
In contrast to the lack of the first invitation of the "real hammer", the next two purchases of the Chinese Super League team were publicly acknowledged by Abubakar himself. In November 2018, he publicly stated in an interview with Portuguese media that he had received offers from Chinese Super League teams for two consecutive years, but he could not think of why he wanted to play in China, so he refused. In Abubakar's view, his next stop must be the big five leagues. According to the media's follow-up report, the two Chinese Super League teams interested in buying Abubakar are Beijing Guoan and Jiangsu Suning. Both clubs are said to have offered huge contracts that are "hard to refuse".
Unfortunately, it backfired, and Abubakar's dream of five leagues did not come true. Due to a sharp decline in form, he gradually became a substitute and was eventually swept out by Porto. Abubakar, who spent many years in the Turkish Super League, finally embarked on the Asian stage - joining saudi arabian team Riyadh to win. Fortunately, at the age of nearly thirty, he did not have any more arrogance, but seriously trained the game. With a good performance, Abubakar was selected for Cameroon's Africa Cup of Nations squad.
With the african cup of nations opening, Abubakar ushered in an outbreak. In the first game of the group stage, he staged a good second game in Burkina Faso, scoring two more goals in the second game against Ethiopia. In the third group match against Cape Verde, Abubakar scored the only goal of the cameroonian team. His outstanding performance of scoring 5 goals in 3 group games has put him at the top of the top scorers list. Strong celebrities such as Liverpool double stars Salah and Mane, Ajax's Alai, Arsenal's 80 million bid king Pepe and other big names have all been left behind by Abubakar.
It is worth mentioning that Abubakar also equaled the single-time Africa Cup of Nations goal record of compatriot teammates, former Barca and Inter superstar Eto'o. Seeing this, the Fans of the Chinese Super League sighed: fortunately, it did not come back then, otherwise it might not be today! Looking forward to Abubakar, who has never played in the Chinese Super League, an "old acquaintance of the Chinese Super League", to continue to work hard in the next game!