KICKOFF | Former Senegal star El Hadji Diouf has accused ex-Cameroon coach Rigobert Song of disrespecting Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana. Onana only played one game for the Indomitable Lions at the recent Africa Cup of Nations after only arriving on the day of the team’s opening game. There were …
Read More »Cameroon AFCON star Wilfried Nathan Douala, 17, suspended due to age fraud
Metro.co.uk | Wilfried Nathan Douala, the youngest member of Cameroon’s Africa Cup of Nations squad, is one of 62 players to be suspended for age fraud. Douala was a surprise inclusion in Cameroon’s squad for the tournament earlier this year given that he was uncapped and playing for Victoria United …
Read More »Cameroonian, 8 Suspects Arrested Over Alleged Gun Manufacturing In Benue
Daily Trust | The police in Benue State have arrested a Cameroonian and eight other suspects for alleged gun manufacturing in Kwande LGA of the state. State Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Adesina, said the feat was achieved as part of efforts to clamp down on the proliferation of firearms in …
Read More »Cameroonian singer Mr Leo on finding the ‘power of our voice’
BBC | Mbolé-pop star Mr Leo’s next musical mission is to break through to English-speaking audiences – and he hopes his new album will do the trick. The singer-songwriter from Cameroon has been wooing French-speaking West Africa and the diaspora with his melodious love songs and infectious dance tunes since …
Read More »17 suspects in journalist’s murder to stand trial in Cameroon
RFI | Seventeen people, including a top businessman and an ex-secret service chief will stand trial in Cameroon over the kidnapping and killing of popular journalist Martinez Zogo early last year, according to court papers seen by French media on Saturday. The badly mutilated corpse of Arsene Salomon Mbani Zogo, …
Read More »Song leaves role as Cameroon coach after contract expires
Feb 28 (Reuters) – The Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) will not renew coach Rigobert Song’s contract, which expired on Wednesday, ending his two year stay at the helm, officials confirmed. Song, who won 137 caps with Cameroon as a player, led the side to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, …
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