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28, February 2024
FECAFOOT: Samuel Eto’o falling into spectacular new humiliations 0
Cameroonian football icon, Samuel Eto’o, is going through tough times. His tenure at FECAFOOT since 2021, aimed at reviving and enhancing the image of football in his country, has been marred by one setback after another. The latest blow has hit hard. As often said, being a great footballer doesn’t automatically translate into being a […]
28, February 2024
Yaoundé: opposition hopes for a renaissance 0
The opposition in Cameroon has had a worrying trajectory since it was legalised in 1990. Things looked positive at first. Vibrant parties emerged, such as the Social Democratic Front (SDF), led by the charismatic Ni John Fru Ndi. It won more than half of the seats in the National Assembly. While President Paul Biya secured […]
28, February 2024
African Union candidate for the next UNGA Session: What does the French Cameroun pick mean to the Ambazonia struggle? 0
In a realm plagued by corruption, deception, extortion, arbitrary arrest, and indiscriminate killings by the invading genocidal military of French Cameroun in Southern Cameroons/Ambazonia, Paul Biya’s government disguises its malevolence with a facade of benevolence. They manipulate media, suppress dissent, and exploit propaganda to portray themselves as saviours while committing genocide in Ambazonia and oppressing […]
27, February 2024
Nato allies reject Emmanuel Macron idea of troops to Ukraine 0
Several Nato countries, including Germany and the UK, have ruled out deploying ground troops to Ukraine, after French President Emmanuel Macron said “nothing should be excluded”. Mr Macron said there was “no consensus” on sending Western soldiers to Ukraine. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has warned of direct conflict if Nato troops deploy there. Russian forces […]
26, February 2024
FECAFOOT and false coaching diploma: Rigobert Song goes to court 0
Rigobert Song doesn’t want to see his image deteriorate. Accusations of false coaching diplomas made in a sports program on the Canal 2 International channel. The Indomitable Lions coach hit back in a press release, announcing that he would be taking the matter to court. “Indeed, during the aforementioned program, entitled ‘Lions Indomptables: comment faire […]
26, February 2024
ECOWAS Lifts sanctions on Niger and calls for unity within the economic bloc 0
After months of wrangling following coups d’etat in Mali Guinea, Burkina Faso and Niger, the West African regional bloc has lifted most sanctions imposed on Niger over last year’s coup, in a new push for dialogue following a series of political crises that have rocked the region in recent months. A no-fly zone and border […]
24, February 2024
Buea Mount Cameroon Race: Kenya’s Charles Kipsang dies of Heart Attack 0
36 year-old Kenyan athlete by name Charles Kipsang, participant at the 29th edition of the Mount Cameroon Race of Hope, collapsed and dies of heart attack. Information gathered holds that, Kipsang was transported to the Buea Regional Hospital where he gave up the ghost. Despite numerous efforts to reanimate him at the Molyko Omnisport stadium […]
24, February 2024
Buea: mountain race kicks off amid tight security 0
The 29th edition of Mount Cameroon Race, Africa’s oldest international athletic competition, kicked off early Saturday in Southwest, one of the two English-speaking regions of the country torn by a separatist armed conflict. Cameroon’s Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Narcisse Mouelle Kombi, who presided at the opening ceremony, said tight security measures have been […]
24, February 2024
Buea: Additional troops deployed ahead of Mountain Race of Hope 0
Cameroon has deployed additional troops to the country’s war-torn English-speaking region of Southwest to ensure security of Mount Cameroon Race of Hope, Africa’s oldest international athletic competition, an official said on Friday. “The local people are proud of this event and they want it to be successful. The forces of law and order have been […]
28, February 2024
Replacing Rigobert Song: it is the presidency that will have the final say 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Sports
Samuel Eto’o, at the helm of the Cameroonian Football Federation (Fécafoot), will find himself with limited options regarding the appointment of the next coach for the Indomitable Lions. According to Jeune Afrique, the absolute control wielded by the head of Cameroonian football in 2022, during which he chose Rigobert Song as coach despite the contrary […]