1, June 2021
Special Criminal Court: French lawyers say case against former CRTV GM Amadou Vamoulké baseless 0
Two French lawyers presented evidence to a court in Cameroon yesterday which they said showed the charges against Amadou Vamoulké, the jailed former head of the state-owned national radio and TV broadcaster CRTV, were unfounded and should be dropped.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the authorities to end the judicial conspiracy against the 71-year-old journalist and release him.
The case has become bogged down in procedure. Amadou Vamoulké has been held for almost five years without trial and this was the 67th hearing, unheard of for a Cameroonian journalist.
French lawyers Benjamin Chouai and Fabrice Epstein, who joined the defence team, presented the Yaoundé court with rulings by four French courts against the accountant selected to audit the accounts of CRTV under Vamoulké’s leadership between 2015 and 2016. The documents disclosed that his French company had been wound up and cast doubt on his legitimacy and eligibility to audit one of the country’s biggest state enterprises.
Up to now, his report has formed the basis for much of the case against Vamoulké, who is accused of misappropriating millions of euros in public funds for the benefit of CRTV.
“These factors show once again that the charges against this journalist are a sham,” Arnaud Froger, the head of RSF’s Africa desk said. “It is further confirmation that the legal aspects of this case are a smokescreen designed to silence the head of a large television station whose independence of mind and professionalism are seen as a threat to some government interests.
Source: RSF



















1, June 2021
The 26 African players who have won the UEFA Champions League 0
Aside the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA Champions League (UCL) is by far the most prestigious football competition across the world – by virtue of its popularity and reach.
The pool of players participating means that an there is always a medley of playesr from across all continents represented on the field.
This adds to the UCL vibe as people across the world support nationals from their country who play in the league.
On May 29, 2021, the final of the 2020 / 2021 edition of the UCL took place in Porto with Manchester City facing Chelsea.
The African interests were squarely in Algeria (Riyad Mahrez of City) and Senegal and Morocco (Edouard Mendy and Hakim Ziyech respectively of Chelsea).
In the end, Mendy in the Chelsea goal kept out Mahrez and all of City’s attacking power to ensure that Thomas Tuchel’s side emerged victorious – winning their second UCL. Ziyech on the other hand played a less prominent role in the win.
Below is a list of winners (countries, clubs and season)
26 – Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) : Chelsea FC, 2020 – 2021
25 – Edouard Mendy (Senegal) : Chelsea FC, 2020 – 2021
24 – Naby Keita (Guinea) : Liverpool FC, 2018 – 2019
23 – Mohamed Salah (Egypt) : Liverpool FC, 2018 – 2019
22 – Sadio Mane (Senegal) : Liverpool FC, 2018 – 2019
21 – Joel Matip (Cameroon) : Liverpool FC, 2018 – 2019
20 – Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) : Real Madrid FC, 2017-2018
19 – Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) : Chelsea FC, 2011-2012
18 – Salomon Kalou (Ivory Coast) : Chelsea FC, 2011-2012
17 – Michael Essien (Ghana) : Chelsea FC, 2011-2012
16 – John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) : Chelsea FC, 2011-2012
15 – McDonald Mariga (Kenya) : Inter Milan 2009 – 2010
14 – Sulley Muntari (Ghana) : Inter Milan, 2009-2010
13 – Seydou Keita (Mali) : FC Barcelona, 2008-2009, 2010-2011
12 – Yaya Touré (Côte d’Ivoire) : FC Barcelona, 2008-2009
11 – Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon) – FC Barcelona, 2005-2006, 2008-2009, Inter Milan, 2009-2010
10 – Djimi Traoré (Mali) : Liverpool FC, 2004-2005
9 – Benni McCarthy (South Africa) : FC Porto, 2003-2004
8 – Samuel Kuffour (Ghana) : FC Bayern Munich 2000-2001
7 – Geremi Njitap (Cameroon) – Real madrid, 1999 -2000, 2001 -2002
6 – Ibrahim Tanko (Ghana) : Borussia Dortmund 1996-1997
5 – Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria) : Ajax, 1994-1995
4 – Finidi George (Nigeria) : Ajax, 1994-1995
3 – Abedi Pelé (Ghana) : Olympique de Marseille, 1992-1993
2 – Rabah Madjer (Algeria) : FC Porto, 1986-1987
1 – Bruce Grobbelaar (Zimbabwe) : Liverpool FC, 1983-1984
Culled from Ghanaweb