Cameroon's goalkeeper, Olenna, who was kicked out of the tournament due to a delayed flight, was rumored to be furious and clashed with his team leader, Alexis Sanghi, once again after Cameroon lost their opening match of the tournament. However, the Manchester United goalkeeper has said publicly that although he has a lot of things on his mind, he will not make trouble during the tournament for the sake of the bigger picture, and told his critics to keep attacking him.
As he prepares to face Senegal in the second group stage match, O'Connor responded to the controversy: "I have a lot of things I want to say, but I won't do it because we are playing in the Afcon, so I'm just letting everyone else go on and on, I'm used to it! I always put the interests of the national team first in everything I do, the club and the national team are like father and mother, but the national team always comes first, that's why I'm here."
