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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…

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…

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…

29 Aug

2023 AFCONQ: Andre Onana Returns To Cameroon Squad After World Cup Dispute With Song

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Manchester United goalkeeper, Andre Onana, has made a return to the Cameroon squad for their final 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Burundi. This is after a dispute with the Indomitable Lions coach, Rigobert Song, at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar last December. Onana has not featured for Cameroon since then. The misunderstanding was reportedly over the former Ajax goalkeeper’s style of play, as he prefers to step out of his line and get involved in the buildup play while Song wants him to do otherwise. The 27-year-old then went on to announce his retirement from international…

08 May

Gunmen Kill Journalist In Restive Northwest Cameroon

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Gunmen shot dead a journalist late on Sunday in Bamenda, a city in Cameroon’s troubled northwest region, the local journalists’ union said, in at least the third killing of a media worker in the country this year. Anye Nde Nsoh, the west and northwest region bureau chief for weekly newspaper the Advocate, was in a pub in Bamenda’s Ntarikon neighbourhood when unidentified assailants opened fire on him, said colleague Melanie Ndefru, who was close to the scene of the attack. Earlier this year, a radio presenter and a journalist were killed in two separate attacks in or near the capital…

28 Nov

World Cup 2022: Group G Match Report – Cameroon 3-3 Serbia

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Cameroon fought back from an earlier slumber to earn a draw against Serbia in a six-goal thrilling game at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah on Monday. With the draw, the Indomitable Lions will have to beat Brazil in their last Group H match before they can secure a place in the knockout stages of the World Cup in Qatar. The African giants got the opening goal in the 29th minute through central defender Jean-Charles Castelletto following a corner-kick from Kunde Malong. Serbia scored twice in the space of two minutes to turns around before the interval with goals…