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7, January 2022
Indomitable Lions: Coach Conceicao feels weight of expectation 0
Cameroon coach Toni Conceicao admits the weight of public pressure is on him as his side hosts the Africa Cup of Nations, adding that the local fans “don’t forgive failure”. The Portuguese is looking to lead the Indomitable Lions, who last lifted the trophy in 2017, to their sixth continental crown when the tournament begins […]
7, January 2022
Biya regime deploys more troops to Southern Cameroons for Africa Cup of Nations 0
Cameroon has deployed troops and armored cars to towns that will be hosting matches of the Africa Football Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in its troubled Southwest region. Cameroon is hosting the continent’s top soccer tournament beginning Sunday, but the region’s anglophone separatists have threatened to disrupt the games. Residents of Cameroon’s Southwest region towns […]
6, January 2022
Ambazoniagate: Profiles of the NERA 10 0
1. SISIKU JULIUS AYUKTABE Vice President, American University of Nigeria; Information Technology Expert Sisiku Julius AyukTabe was born on the 2nd May 1965 (55 years) in Ewelle village, Eyumojock in Manyu. He is the son of Ayuk Elias and Ojong Paulina (both deceased). He is married with 4 children. He is the pioneer Chief Information […]
6, January 2022
Biya regime fully ready to host Africa Cup of Nations: minister 0
Cameroon is fully ready to host the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the country’s minister of Sports and Physical Education Narcisse Mouelle Kombi said on Wednesday. “There is no need to worry about all the preparations. Things are moving on very well. We are fully ready to host. All the commissions and the site supervisors […]
6, January 2022
Africa Cup of Nations: Super Eagles of Nigeria arrive Garoua 0
Nigerian National men football team, the Super Eagles have arrived in Cameroon ahead of the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, tournament. Naija News understands that the 2021 AFCON tournament will kick off on Sunday evening, January 9 with Cameroon playing the opening match against Burkina Faso. The Nigerian squad and officials are said to […]
6, January 2022
WHO official downplays new IHU COVID variant “probably” originated in Cameroon 0
The seriousness of a stagnant COVID-19 variant identified in France in November was downplayed by global health officials, who said they were still watching it closely on Tuesday. The variant, nicknamed IHU after the research hospital it was discovered in, “probably” originated in Cameroon, scientists said last week. It was identified in 12 patients in […]
6, January 2022
Africa Cup of Nations: CAF limit stadium capacities to combat COVID-19 0
Attendances during the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be capped at 80per cent for host nation Cameroon’s fixtures and 60per cent for other games due to COVID-19, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said. The tournament will begin on Jan. 9 with Cameroon taking on Burkina Faso at the Olembe stadium in Yaounde, which […]
5, January 2022
The armed kidnapping in Abuja and smuggling out to Yaoundé of 10 prominent refugees and asylum-seekers 0
Sisiku Julius AyukTabe returns to Nigeria on 3 January 2018 from a visit to the United Kingdom and the United States of America. He invites some close friends for a meeting to discuss a humanitarian initiative initiated by him while abroad and also the crisis that erupted in September 2016 in their homeland, the Southern […]
5, January 2022
Amba fighters and Boko Haram pose threat to Africa Cup of Nations 0
There are threats by armed Anglophone separatists to disrupt the 2021 African Cup of Nations which is expected to open in Cameroon on Sunday. Some armed groups have vowed to disrupt the competition and sent threatening letters to the teams in Group F (Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania and Gambia) who will play in Limbe and train […]
7, January 2022
Yaounde: Long-awaited Africa Cup of Nations to kick off under strict Covid rules 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Sports
Workers are applying final touches to the fan zones in Yaounde ahead of the long-awaited launch this weekend of Africa’s biggest sporting event. Beset by months of problems and uncertainty, the month-long Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) gets under way on Sunday when host nation Cameroon play Burkina Faso. Preparations to get the giant screens, […]