Cameroon

Cameroon Reinstate Brys As Boss As Eto’o Apologises
31 May

Cameroon Reinstate Brys As Boss As Eto’o Apologises

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Marc Brys has been reinstated as coach of Cameroon after Samuel Eto’o, the president of the country’s football federation (Fecafoot), apologised for a row which led to the Belgian being replaced just two days ago. Fecafoot put Martin Ndtoungou in interim charge of the Indomitable Lions on Tuesday night after Eto’o and Brys were involved in a heated exchange earlier that day when they met for the first time. Brys had been appointed by Cameroon’s sports ministry in April but Fecafoot expressed its “great astonishment” at the move and said the decision had been “taken unilaterally”. Eto’o confirmed the 62-year-old…
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Cameroon Suspends Youngest AFCON Player And 61 Others Over Age Cheating
11 Mar

Cameroon Suspends Youngest AFCON Player And 61 Others Over Age Cheating

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The Cameroonian Football Federation (FECAFOOT) has banned 62 players for its upcoming domestic season playoffs over age cheating. Notably, this roster includes the youngest participant from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, who has been disqualified from the competition due to allegations of age falsification. Midfielder Wilfred Nathan Douala garnered attention before the commencement of the AFCON in the Ivory Coast. Doubts arose regarding his age, listed at a mere 17 years old, prompting scrutiny from social media users who observed that he appeared older than his documented age. https://twitter.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/1767145183374696569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1767145183374696569%7Ctwgr%5Ebb26d04e6985b79371dbe1f229c40bc001f09b2b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adomonline.com%2Fcameroon-suspends-youngest-afcon-player-and-61-others-over-age-cheating%2F These suspicions have now been validated as Douala, the youngest…
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2024 Women’s AFCONQ: Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire Eliminated In First Round
27 Sep

2024 Women’s AFCONQ: Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire Eliminated In First Round

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Cameroon, four-time finalists of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, will not play in next year's tournament in Morocco after being eliminated by Kenya on Tuesday. Cote d'Ivorie will also not be among the nations to play the tournament after they were also eliminated in the first round of qualifiers following the second leg matches. The Indomitable Lionesses lost on penalties to Kenya while Cote d'Ivoire suffered a similar fate in their match against Tanzania. Kenya 1-0 Cameroon (agg 1-1) Kenya win 4-3 on penalties Goal: Shilwatso 75th The WAFCON dream is over for the Indomitable Lionesses. Winner 1-0 in the first…
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World Cup 2022: Andre Onana Flies Out Of Qatar After Suspension By Cameroon
29 Nov

World Cup 2022: Andre Onana Flies Out Of Qatar After Suspension By Cameroon

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Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana has left their World Cup squad and is set to play no further part in the tournament after being suspended by the country's football federation. A source close to the player told BBC Sport Africa that Onana departed the team hotel and travelled to the airport on Tuesday, with Paris his initial destination before he travels on to Cameroon capital Yaounde. "I have put all my efforts and energy into finding solutions to a situation that a footballer often experiences, but there has been no will on the other side," Onana said in a statement posted…
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World Cup 2022: Bryan Mbeumo In Cameroon Squad, But Ngadeu-Ngadjui Omitted
10 Nov

World Cup 2022: Bryan Mbeumo In Cameroon Squad, But Ngadeu-Ngadjui Omitted

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Recently-capped Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo has been included in coach Rigobert Song's 26-man Cameroon squad for the World Cup in Qatar. The 23-year-old represented France at youth level before switching allegiance to the central African nation, and won his first two caps for the Indomitable Lions in September. "It's a dream come true for me to go the World Cup," Mbeumo wrote on social media. Vincent Aboubakar, who featured as a teenager at the 2010 World Cup and also appeared in 2014, captains a squad that has three surprising inclusions and one shock omission. Former international Song has left out…
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