Cameroon

26, June 2016

The Indomitable Lions and qualification for Russia 2018: A rocky path ⁰

The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon will not have an easy task en route to Moscow. The Lions have been paired with the likes of Algeria which is currently the best selection in the continent. To be sure, Cameroon will travel to Algiers on Monday, the 3^rd of October 2016.

The Indomitable Lions will host the Mighty Zambia on November the 7th, 2016 in Yaounde. Then, Head Coach Hugo Broos and his boys will travel to the fantastically corrupt nation for their third match scheduled for Monday, August 28, 2017. The encounter against Nigeria will mark the end of the first phase.

The Super Eagles will be in Cameroon on Saturday, September 2, 2017. The Indomitable Lions will again have a home menu against Algeria on the 2nd of October 2017 before going to stage the final game of the playoffs in Lusaka- Zambia on November 6th, 2017.

Here is the full schedule of Group B matches

October 3, 2016

Algeria against Cameroon

Zambia against Nigeria

November 7, 2016

Cameroon against Zambia

Nigeria against Algeria

August 28, 2017

Nigeria against Cameroon

Zambia against Algeria

September 2, 2017

Algeria against Zambia

Cameroon against Nigeria

October 2, 2017

Nigeria against Zambia

Cameroon against Algeria

November 6, 2017

Zambia against Cameroon

Algeria against Nigeria

NB: Only the first of the group will qualify for the finals of the World Cup Russia 2018. The system of qualification has not provided for second best.

Ebong Kingsley (Cameroon Concord News Group)

23, June 2016

Enfin!! Henri Bedimo signs for Olympique Marseille ⁰

Cameroon’s Henri Bedimo has signed a contract with Olympique Marseille that will keep him at the club for the next three seasons. Bedimo was out of contract with Olympique Lyonnais and became a free agent before the move to Marseille.

The 32 years old former League 1 champion with Montpellier (2012), will begin a new adventure and he has become the 12^th Cameroonian to play for the great club after Joseph-Antoine Bell, Stéphane M’Bia, Modeste Mbami, Salomon Olembe etc

Chi Prudence Asong (Cameroon Concord News Group)

14, June 2016

Fru Ndi meets General Pierre Semengue during a football encounter in Bamenda ⁰

General Pierre Semengue of the Cameroon army was seen hand-in-gloves with Ni John Fru Ndi, the charismatic leader of the largest opposition party recently during a football encounter in Bamenda. The match between Yong Sports Academy and Astres of Douala was a top game of the 21st day of the National League 1 football championship.

The sitting positions of the two men caused some sensation from the crowd and General Semengue reportedly observed that: “I do not understand why people are surprised. I know Mr. President (John Fru Ndi,) for a long time now. We know each other well. So I have no problem being in his company. He is still the leader of a major political party, and I am in Bamenda for football. Football knows no political party”. Semengue kept Fru Ndi under house arrest during the ghost town operations in the 90s.

Rita Akana

13, June 2016

Another emblematic figure of Cameroon football dies in a Yaounde hospital ⁰

Some 24 hours after the burial of David Mayebi, another emblematic figure of the Cameroon football family has passed on!! Antoine Essomba Eyenga former President of Tonnerre Kalara club of Yaounde died today at the Yaoundé Central Hospital. It was an open secret that the director of the Cameroon Football Federation had been sick for several months.

Cameroon-info.net

12, June 2016

Eric Mbu Ayuk scores as the Indomitable Lions humiliate Zimbabwe ⁰

The match counting for the second day of qualification for the U20 Africa Cup of Nations in Zambia 2017, was played in the new Olympic stadium in Bafoussam. The Indomitable Lions took the lead against Zimbabwe at the 20th minute of play through Eric Mbu Ayuk who plays his professional football in the USA.

The second goal was scored by Victor Mpindi Ekani of AS Fortuna Mfou. The lions scored the third in the second half. The Indomitable Lions had played a goalless draw in the first leg in Harare. The Lions next stop will be Libya.

CIR

9, June 2016

Samuel Eto’o pays homage to the late President of the Cameroon Professional Footballers Association ⁰

Samuel Eto’o, and many other Cameroonian football legends were among the mammoth crowd that answered present at the Military mortuary in Bonanjo- Douala to pay their last tribute to a prominent personality of the Cameroon football family.

The late David Mayebi, National President of the Cameroon Professional Footballers Association suffered a heart attack on May the 3rd in Bertoua in the East region at a ceremony where he was laying the foundation stone for a municipal stadium in the city. He was rushed to the CNPS hospital in Yaounde where he died at the intensive care unit.

CIR

7, June 2016

League 1: UMS maintains lead ⁰

When UMS assumed the leadership position of the league one championship, many thought it was going to be short lived especially as the club is newly promoted and has witnessed a string of dismissal of coaches. However as the championship enters the second and most decisive phase; UMS of Loum has come to prove they mean real business.

After waning on the 18^th day of play when they obtained a draw, UMS bounced back on the chivalric path by obtaining the first ever victory against Cosmos of Mbam. The 3-0 victory enabled the club from Loum to conserve the top seat with 37 points, thus maintaining the three-point gap separating them from their immediate challengers, Yong Sports in the second position.

The status quo is maintained within the top quartet as runners up Yong Sports equally beat Apejes 2-1 on the 19^th day of play to continue turning the heat on the league leaders. Union also maintained their dream intact of lifting the championship title by beating Eding Sport at home in Douala. Coton Sport joined the winning spree by equally outpacing Panthere of Nde 3-1 to maintain to move up one place on the classification table to occupy the 4^th position on the classification table.

Unisport on the contrary lost three positions on the point tally sheet, dropping from; the second to the 5^th position owing to the zero-all-tie against Astres on the 19^thday of play. Teams keep on criss-crossing each other at the middle of the table with teams like Panthere dropping from the 8^th to the 11^th position and Racing dropping from the 7^th to the 8^th position.

The most spectacular rise is however that of Canon Yaounde who moved from the 11^th to the 7^th position thanks to her 3-1 victory over Botafogo over the weekend. There is also Aigle Royal which has moved up from the 12^th to the 10^th position. Dragon also gained two places moving from the 15^th to the 13^th position.

The situation remains unchanged at the bottom of the league table with Lion Blessé, Botafogo and Cosmos still languishing in the relegation zone. The Benjamin of the group, Cosmos continued gliding further towards the precipice after suffering an umpteenth defeat against UMS over the weekend. Lion Blessé remains the first team below the relegation line in the 16^th position after bowing 0-1 to New Stars in the inaugural league one encounter at the Limbe Omnisport stadium. Botafogo also remains stagnant in the 17^th position, sinking further down the drain after the 1-3 defeat to Canon.

Cameroon Tribune

6, June 2016

Former President of the Cameroon Football Federation back in prison ⁰

Disgraced former president of the Cameroon Football Federation FECAFOOT and former General Manager of the Cameroon Cotton Development Company SODECOTTON, Iya Mohammed has returned to his prison cell at Kondengui after spending eleven days at the National Social Insurance Hospital in the nation’s capital Yaounde. Cameroon Intelligence Report learnt Iya was admitted there since May the 24th.

Sources close to the detainee’s family reported that the situation was not serious. Iya Mohammed was arrested in 2013 on charges of embezzlement in SODECOTON. He was tried by the Special Criminal Court in September 2015 and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Iya was found guilty of diversion and coercion of over 10 billion CFA francs in the period 2005 – 2010. He secretly funded Coton Sport of Garoua with money from SODECOTON.

5, June 2016

League 1: New Stars triumph over Lion Blesse, Yong Sport in Champions League position ⁰

League 1: Results after the 19 day of play

Limbé: New stars – Lion blessé 1 – 0

Douala: Union – Eding 2 – 0

Bafoussam: Racing – Dragon 0 – 1

Mfou: Apejes – Yong sport 1 – 2

Mfou: Cosmos – Ums 0 – 3

Mbankomo: Canon – Botafogo 3 – 1

Garoua: Coton sport – Panthère 3 – 1

Mbouda: Bamboutos – Aigle 0 – 1

Bafang: Unisport – Astres 0 – 0

League I table

1 – Ums 37 points

2 – Yong sport 34 points

3 – Union 33 points

4 – Coton 32 points

5 – Unisport 32 points

6 – New stars 30 points

7 – Racing 25 points

8 – Astres 25 points

9 – Aigle 25 points

10 – Panthère 24 points

11 – Canon 23 points

12 – Eding 23 points

13 – Bamboutos 21 points

3, June 2016

Cameroon League 1: The Battle for leadership ⁰

The battle for leadership will hit a higher gear this weekend as the championship enters the second and most decisive phase with matches counting for the 19^th day of play scheduled to take place in stadiums across the country. Four teams, separated by barely three points are engaged in the contention for the league title this year namely, UMS, Unisport, Yong Sport and Union of Douala in order of appearance on the point tally sheet.

The point of interest will be to find out if UMS of Loum will continue maintaining her lead on the championship when they take on the Benjamin of the championship, Cosmos in the second encounter at the municipal stadium in Mfou on Sunday. The runners-up, Unisport will also be out to catch up with the leaders when they play host to visiting Astres of Douala at the municipal stadium in Bafang. Third-placed Yong Sport with 31 points as Unisport but outsmarted on goal difference, will also be out to maintain their good form when they take on Apejes in Mfou.

Union in the fourth position with 30 points and Coton sport in the fifth position with 29 points are equally not left out of the contention for leadership. Union will be slotting it out with Eding Sport at the Reunification stadium in Douala while the colossus from the North, Coton Sport will knock horns with Panthere in their stronghold in Garoua.

While the top quartet or quintet will be jostling for leadership, teams below the relegation line will be fighting for survival in the elite championship by hopping out of the danger zone. This is the case with teams like Dragon, Lion Blessé, Botafogo and Cosmos. While all hopes can be said to have been lost for Cosmos and Botafogo who have so far earned only 14 points and 16 points respectively in 18 outings and Botafogo, Dragon mathematically can still salvage their season but with the poor form shown by the team from Yaounde since the beginning of the championship, it is unlikely that Dragon can accomplish such a super human feat.

Dragon will embark on a perilous journey to Bafoussam to challenge local side Racing while Botafogo will also be travelling to Mbalmayo to slot it out with Canon. Teams in the middle of the table will be seeking to comfort their stay so as to be able to negotiate matches towards the end of the season when thing gets rough.

Cameroon Tribune