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31, January 2022
The rise and rise of Samuel Eto’o 0
On Monday morning, 17 January, Samuel Eto’o officially began a new job. At the age of 40, Cameroon’s most famous son has already completed one glittering career. His magical right foot took him all the way from Ngambé, a small village in the Littoral region, into a starring role at some of the world’s biggest […]
31, January 2022
Africa Cup of Nations: Senegal beat giant-killers Equatorial Guinea 3-1 to reach semis 0
Senegal saw off the threat of giant-killers Equatorial Guinea and won 3-1 in their Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final on Sunday to advance to the final four of the tournament in Cameroon. Famara Diedhiou opened the scoring for Senegal, who then conceded a surprise equaliser to Jannick Buyla, only for substitutes Cheikhou Kouyate and Ismaila […]
30, January 2022
Africa Cup of Nations: Salah inspires Egypt to place in semi-finals 0
Mohamed Salah inspired Egypt to a place in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals on Sunday as the record seven-time champions came from behind to defeat Morocco 2-1 in extra time in Yaounde. Sofiane Boufal’s early penalty put Morocco in front in the last-eight tie but skipper Salah equalised for Egypt early in the second […]
30, January 2022
Africa Cup of Nations: Olembe stadium given green light to host final 0
The final of the Africa Cup of Nations will go ahead at the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Sunday lifted its suspension of the venue where eight people died in a crush on January 24. CAF’s announcement means that the second semi-final scheduled for February 3 will go […]
30, January 2022
Congo-Kinshasa court sentences 51 to death over 2017 murder of UN experts 0
A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced 51 people to death over the killing of two United Nations experts. Michael Sharp from the US and Swedish Zaida Catalan were killed in 2017 in the volatile Kasai region while on mission for the UN. The military court on Saturday convicted the defendants, who […]
30, January 2022
CAF Comments and Supports FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s Council of Europe Speech 0
The President of the Confederation Africaine de Football (“CAF”) (www.CAFonline.com) Dr Patrice Motsepe received cellphone calls yesterday from numerous football Presidents of African nations supporting the speech that FIFA President Gianni Infantino delivered at the Council of Europe on Wednesday 26 January 2022; as the speech was in line with previous CAF resolutions. Several commentators […]
30, January 2022
Africa Cup of Nations: Biya regime ban kids from attending matches after girl, 6, dies in horror stampede 0
Kids have been banned from attending Africa Cup of Nations matches following the stampede which killed a six-year-old girl. The crush prior to Cameroon’s win over Comoros resulted in eight deaths and 38 injured. And now, in response to the tragedy, the Cameroonian government have ordered 250 extra police officers for their quarter-final clash against […]
30, January 2022
N. Korea conducts largest missile test 0
North Korea conducted its largest missile test since 2017 on Sunday, sending a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile soaring into space, seen as taking the nuclear-armed country a step closer to resuming long-range testing. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that a projectile believed to be a single ballistic missile was launched about 7:52 a.m. […]
30, January 2022
Africa Cup of Nations: Teenager scores winner against Tunisia to put Burkina Faso in semifinals 0
Teenager Dango Ouattara scored on the stroke of halftime to ensure a 1-0 win for Burkina Faso over Tunisia in their Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final at the Roumde Adjia Stadium on Saturday. Ouattara, 19, held off two defenders to strike home the ball from close range after a breakaway attack in the third minute […]
31, January 2022
Africa Cup of Nations: Indomitable Lions donate to Olembe stadium crush victims 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Sports
Cameroon’s national football team, the Indomitable Lions, Sunday donated $85,000 and dedicated their 2-0 victory over the Scorpions of Gambia to victims of the stampede that killed eight and injured 38 at Yaoundé’s Olembe stadium this week. The Indomitable Lions say they cannot be indifferent after people died or were injured as they turned out […]