Following Cameroon’s 0-0 draw with Zimbabwe in Uganda on Tuesday night, there was mayhem as Manchester United custodian Andre Onana tried to leave the stadium.
Uganda is home to a sizable United fan base; a Facebook page for Ugandan United supporters has about 600,000 members. In recent days, there has been a great deal of enthusiasm surrounding Onana’s arrival in Uganda.
Zimbabwe’s neighbour will play its home AFCON qualification matches at Uganda’s Namboole Stadium after their grounds were deemed inadequate.
That implied that the Ugandan supporters of United knew full well that Onana would be playing on Tuesday night in the Kampala stadium.
Even the airport personnel and security wаnted pictures of him when the Cameroon squad landed at Entebbe International Airport on Sunday, causing a spectacle.
Andre Onana was mobbed by fans as he tried to made his way out of the Namboole Stadium
Hundreds of fans tried to get near the Premier League star after the international match between Cameroon and Zimbabwe in Uganda
As the Red Devils star blanked Zimbabwe, there were plenty of United shirts in the spectators.
Despite Cameroon’s inability to build on their weekend’s 1-0 victory over Namibia, Onana’s numerous saves preserved a 0-0 tie with Zimbabwe.
After the game, there were bizarre scenes when Onana tried to leave and return to the airport.
As Onana emerged into the open, hundreds of supporters awaited, eager to get up close and personal with the Premier League player.
The team bus was left behind as army soldiers made room in the road and swiftly bundled him into a Toyota Premio.