The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has spoken out against the candidacy of Issa Hayatou, the current president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).  The President of the Nigerian FA, Amaju Pinnick revealed that the Federal Republic of Nigeria was against Issa Hayatou standing  for an eighth successive term.

Amaju Pinnick has also declared his support for Ahmad Ahmad, the president of the Madagascar Football Federation who is the only opponent of the outgoing President of the Confederation of African Football.

Pinnick said in an interview with the BBC that Ahmad is “courageous” for defying Hayatou. In his choice to support a candidacy other than that of the current chairman of the African football body, the chairman of the NFF opined that CAF needs a “new generation” of leadership.

By Chi Prudence Asong

In the league of the champions, UMS of Cameroon was eliminated from the African Champions League competition despite beating the Leopard of Congo 2-1. The Cameroonians scored their first goal in the 39th minute through Rostand Kako.

The Congolese responded in the 53^rd minute and returned to the mark, before conceding the second goal of Cameroon to the 59th. UMA had been beaten by 1-0 in the first leg.

In the CAF Cup, despite going down 0-1 in the first leg, Yong Sport of Bamenda qualified by beating  Defense Force of Ethiopia 2-0 yesterday in Douala.

By Sonne Peter

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said incumbent president; Issa Hayatou has received the support of South African President, Jacob Zuma ahead of elections in the African football governing body. The President Jacob Zuma endorsement was made public on Saturday February 18, 2017, during an audience the South African leader granted the incumbent president of the Confederation of African Football at his residence in Pretoria.

The corrupt and inefficient South African ANC politician who keeps surviving numerous vote of no confidence assured Issa Hayatou of South Africa’s “flawless support” for his candidacy for a new term at the head of CAF. The audience included a cream of Zuma’s men noted for tarnishing the reputation of the ANC: Minister of Sport and Recreation, Fikile Mbalula, South African Football Association president, Danny Jordaan, the President of the Mamelodi Sundowns football club and Patrice Motsepe.

The support comes a week after the Council of Southern African Football Associations (Cosafa) said it had endorsed Madagascar’s FA president, Ahmad Ahmad as candidate for the continental soccer body. The elections have been slated for March in Addis Ababa. Cameroon’s Issa Hayatou known as the African football dictator is seeking an eight mandate at the helm of the African soccer body which he has managed since 1998.

Cameroun Info.Net

Rumor has been circulating that the man who guided the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon to victory in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations has applied for the South Africa job. A source at the South African Football Federation recently confirmed to a sister publication Cameroun-info.Net that Hugo Broos through his agent has made himself available to train the Bafana Bafana.

The position of coach has been vacant in South Africa following the dismissal of Shakes Mashaba. Thus, less than two weeks after winning the AFCON with the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, the Belgian technician intends to seek fortune elsewhere. Ever since his recruitment in February 2016 to replace the German Volker Finke, Hugo Broos is not regularly paid by the Cameroonian Football Federation.

By Chi Prudence Asong

President Biya and Ni John Fru Ndi of the SDF have both congratulated the indomitable lions for their brilliant victory at the Total Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon 2017. Biya used a recent popular expression in Cameroon “Vous les avez mis dans la sauce”, to describe how the Lions thrashed their opponents.

 In his keynote address, Paul Biya who has been in power since 1982 happily received his fifth Africa Cup of Nations title and praised the performances of Hugo Broos, the new manager of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon.

Paul Biya compared the players of the national football team to the soldiers engaged in the war against the Nigerian Islamic sect, Boko Haram, who relentlessly and selflessly defend the intangibility of Cameroon’s borders since 2014.

The Cameroonian Chief Executive elevated some of the Lions to the rank of commander of the order of valor and others to the rank of knights. The master ceremony attempted to be bilingual but put up a very poor show.

By Rita Akana

The Indomitable Lions striker, Christian Bassogog who illuminated the tournament of his genius has been named best player of the Africa Cup of Nations 2017 by the Confederation of African Football. This is however a great recognition and a consecration for a player unknown to the world some  few weeks ago.

The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon have won the 2017 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations by beating the Pharaohs of Egypt 2:1 in Libreville, Gabon

The captain of the indomitable Lions, Benjamin Moukanjo has called for dialogue and a peaceful settlement of the Anglophone problem. The skipper and his team mates will be staging the final of the African Cup of Nations 2017 in Gabon today and he took the opportunity to call on all Cameroonians to rally behind him and the team.

During the pre match press conference, Captain Benjamin Moukandjo sent a message to the Biya administration and the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium appealing to both sides to go back to the negotiating table.

“It is true that at the moment our country is experiencing some disturbances, but we, as footballers, try to give pleasure to people and I think that throughout this campaign, our people have enjoyed it. Strongly, we wish that these tensions subside, that everything returns to normal.”

The meeting between Cameroon and Egypt is a repeat of the finals of the 1986 and 2008 editions. The Lions will try to take their revenge on the Pharaohs who have always beaten them at this stage of the competition.

By Rita Akana

The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon have qualified for the finals of the 2017 AFCON after beating the Black Stars of Ghana 2-0. The first goal that made Cameroonian fans far and near shouting victory came around the 72nd minute by Michael Ngadeu Ngadui. The second goal at extra time was scored by the agile Bassogog leaving the score board at 2-0 in favor of the boys of Hugo Broos.

The numerous efforts by the Black Stars were fruitless as Cameroon’s goalie, Fabrice Ondoa stopped any shot directed to his goalpost. The highly contested match between the two big names in African football comes after nine years that Ghana stopped Cameroon from grabbing the highly solicited cup.

As the standings read, Cameroon will face the Pharaohs of Egypt at the finals come February 4. It is worth recalling that Cameroon has recorded four cup titles at the AFCON while Egypt counts seven. In the meantime fans from both countries are blowing trumpets already for their teams to win, but who bears the weight of 2017’s biggest football jamboree in the continent will be known on Sunday February 4.

Culled from CRTV

A tug-of-war has erupted within the indomitable lions of Cameroun over claims on bonuses related to the participation of the national team in the Total sponsored Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon 2017. The team’s press officer announced that the payments of the bonuses to the players were made on Thursday, after more than 24 hours of negotiations.

Our informant inside the Cameroonian FA aka FECAFOOT revealed that tension is mounting among the players over what she described as a discriminatory payment of premiums and the levying of taxes on the money. Vincent de Paul Atangana blatantly refused to comment on the matter after he earlier announced that the players had been paid.

Football in La Repubique du Cameroun is linked to the politics of the country and it is one of the tools used in guaranteeing Paul Biya’s continued stay in power. The Minister for Sports addressed the team late yesterday on the bonus matter.  The lions are demanding the payment of their qualification premiums and the participation fee for the AFCON Gabon 2017.  The team faces Senegal in the quarterfinals today.

By Akwo James