Embolo refuses to celebrate after scoring against the country of his birth

Switzerland striker Breel Embolo REFUSES to celebrate after scoring against the country of his birth, Cameroon, in the World Cup - as fans praise the Monaco star for his mark of 'respect'

Switzerland's Breel Embolo refused to celebrate after giving them the lead against Cameroon at the World Cup - as it was the country he was born in.

The Monaco forward broke the deadlock three minutes into the second half of Switzerland's opening fixture on Thursday, but he chose against celebrating it and instead raised both hands while even appearing to apologise.

Embolo, 25, was born in the Cameroonian capital of Yaoundé, before receiving Swiss citizenship in 2014 after spending his youth career in the country.




After featuring for their Under-16 side, he committed his international allegiance to Switzerland in December of that year and has since earned 59 caps.
Fans were quick to praise Embolo over his mark of 'respect' to Cameroon, taking to Twitter to express their admiration for his muted celebration.

One wrote: 'Embolo was born in Cameroon? Much respect for that celebration'.

Another posted: 'Respect for #Embolo #FIFAWorldCup for not fully celebrating the goal. That shows some love'.

A third commented: 'Embolo scored for Switzerland and didn’t celebrate because he was born in Cameroon. Class'. 

While a fourth said: 'Well done Breel Embolo for not ‘celebrating’ that goal against Cameroon. That’s respect for where you were born. You will still get grief from the haters for it though.'