GOAL | Former Cameroon coach Clarence Seedorf believes Andre Onana will rescind his decision of retiring from international football. Seedorf thinks the Inter goalkeeper will make international U-turn Onana retired from Cameroon days after being kicked out of World Cup camp The 26-year-old was accused of indiscipline by coach Rigobert …
Read More »Cameroon Offers Birth Certificates as Millions Denied an Education
VOA | ENDOM, CAMEROON — Fourteen-year-old Ernestine Elimbi smiled and waved her birth certificate Thursday at the Endom district ceremonial ground in Cameroon’s center region. It was the first birth certificate she has ever received, and unlike many of her peers, Elimbi said she will reach her dream of having …
Read More »Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died
SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82. The standard-bearer of “the beautiful game” had undergone treatment for colon cancer since 2021. The …
Read More »Delays, extortions, and voter exclusion: Cameroon’s national biometric ID card conundrum
Biometric Update | Ashu M. just clocked 20 years this November, the legal age for voting in the central African nation of Cameroon. The enthusiastic young man is looking forward to enlisting his name on the biometric voter roll in preparation for the next general elections coming up in 2025. …
Read More »The plight of child hawkers in Bamenda
Child-protection officials in Cameroon say poverty is driving many children to start begging and hawking on the streets. As a result, the English-speaking region of Bamenda is grappling with a spike in child hawkers. In Cameroon’s Northwest city of Bamenda, hawkers sell items in traffic and along busy streets. One …
Read More »Best Goals | FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ – Vincent Aboubakar’s goal ranked #4
Watch the ten nominees for the Hyundai Goal of the Tournament award at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. VIDEO HERE
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