7, August 2022
FECAFOOT says Premier League forward Mbeumo to play for the Indomitable Lions 0
Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) said on Friday that Premier League outfit Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo has switched allegiance from France to Cameroon.
Mbeumo’s decision came after “extensive discussions” with FECAFOOT president Samuel Eto’o, the FECAFOOT said in a statement.
“I’m impatient to begin this new adventure,” Mbeumo said in a tweet.
Mbeumo has made 10 appearances for France at the youth level and the FECAFOOT must obtain clearance from the FIFA to permit him to play for the Indomitable Lions.
FECAFOOT officials said they were confident such clearance will be quick to permit Mbeumo to feature for Cameroon at the World Cup in Qatar.
Source: Xinhaunet
7, August 2022
French Cameroun: Nurse killed in Boko Haram attack in Far North 0
Militants of the Boko Haram group have killed a health worker in Cameroon’s Far North region, according to local and security sources.
The militants attacked a small medical store of the nurse overnight into Saturday in Tchika locality of the region, killing him and making away with some medical products, an army official in the region familiar with the attack told Xinhua.
The militants, who had targeted health workers for abduction in the region in the past, probably failed to kidnap him and decided to kill him, the officer who asked not to be named said.
Locals said, the deceased provided basic vital medical assistance to the community.
Cameroon army is stepping up offensives against the group following repeated attacks on civilians by the militants.
On Thursday, the army killed six militants in a repelled attack in Nguetchewe locality of the region, according to security reports.
Source: Xinhuanet