Samuel Eto'o seen in violent altercation with photographer
Cameroon

Samuel Eto'o seen in violent altercation with photographer

A bizarre interaction between soccer legend Samuel Eto'o and a photographer surfaced on Monday night. The former Barcelona and Inter Milan star left Stadium 974 in Doha following Brazil victory over South Korea in the World Cup. Fans and photographers swarmed the legend looking to snap a picture or selfie. The interactions between the former […]

Cameroon

/ 179 days ago

Samuel Eto'o seen in violent altercation with photographer

A bizarre interaction between soccer legend Samuel Eto'o and a photographer surfaced on Monday night. The former Barcelona and Inter Milan star left Stadium 974 in Doha following Brazil victory over South Korea in the World Cup. Fans and photographers swarmed the legend looking to snap a picture or selfie. The interactions between the former […]
ByChris Moore

Brazil

/ 183 days ago

Cameroon defeat Brazil in memorable ending at World Cup

Cameroon defeat Brazil thanks to Aboubakar's goal For a long time, it looked like Brazil's second team would go on to beat a fiery Cameroon side. United midfielder Fred was the catalyst for many of Brazil's chance, sending numerous shots and crosses to the Cameroonian net. Gabriel Martinelli was also a huge problem for Cameroon […]
ByDeolu Akingbade

Cameroon

/ 187 days ago

Cameroon 3-3 thriller with Serbia brings hope

Cameroon was winning. Then, it was losing. Then, it was winning again. The 3-3 shootout was a rollercoaster of emotions, to say the least. There were 28 total shots, four yellow cards and some of the biggest drama of the World Cup. It began with Jean-Charles Castellano's 29th-minute strike to give Cameroon an early lead. […]
ByDeolu Akingbade

Cameroon

/ 191 days ago

Cameroon falls flat against Switzerland in 1-0 loss

The 48th minute of Cameroon's 2022 World Cup opener is a perfect example of the thin line between victory and defeat. The Switzerland team (minus goalscorer Breel Embolo because he was born in Cameroon) celebrate in front of a frenzied crowd, relieved that the close-fought game is finally going their way. Only a few yards […]
ByDeolu Akingbade

Cameroon

/ 460 days ago

Rigobert Song to be appointed Cameroon coach on orders of nation's president

Yaoundé (AFP) – Former star player Rigobert Song is set to be named as head coach of the Cameroon national team, replacing Toni Conceicao, on the orders of the country's president, the sports minister said on Monday. Portugal's Conceicao has led Cameroon into the play-offs of World Cup qualifying and took them to a third-placed […]
ByAFP

AFCON

/ 489 days ago

Cameroon crush stadium given green light to host Cup of Nations final

Yaoundé (AFP) – The final of the Africa Cup of Nations will go ahead at the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Sunday lifted its suspension of the venue where eight people died in a crush on January 24. CAF's announcement means that the second semi-final scheduled for February […]
ByAFP

Burkina Faso

/ 490 days ago

Hosts Cameroon and Burkina Faso through to AFCON semi-finals

Douala (AFP) – Cameroon and Burkina Faso qualified for the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday with Karl Toko-Ekambi's double leading the hosts to a 2-0 win over Gambia before the Stallions edged Tunisia 1-0 in the late game. French-born Lyon striker Toko-Ekambi scored twice in the space of eight minutes at […]
ByAFP

AFCON

/ 490 days ago

Toko-Ekambi goals fire Cameroon into Cup of Nations semi-finals

Douala (AFP) – Cameroon are through to the semi-finals of their Africa Cup of Nations after Karl Toko-Ekambi's double fired them to a 2-0 win over Gambia on Saturday in the hosts' first game at the tournament since the deadly crush in Yaounde. French-born Lyon striker Toko-Ekambi scored two goals in the space of eight […]
ByAFP

Aaron Hunt

/ 491 days ago

Minister blames 'reckless' opening of stadium gate for deadly Cameroon crush

Douala (AFP) – A stampede that led to the deaths of eight people outside an Africa Cup of Nations stadium was caused by a "reckless" decision to open a gate in the face of a "flood of people", Cameroon's sports minister said Friday. "That entry gate was momentarily closed by security forces in the face […]
ByAFP

CAF World Cup Qualifiers

/ 564 days ago

Ekambi takes Cameroon to play-offs at expense of Ivory Coast

Johannesburg (AFP) – Karl Toko Ekambi was the toast of Cameroon on Tuesday as his first-half goal delivered a 1-0 win over Ivory Coast and a place in the African play-offs for the 2022 World Cup. The 29-year-old Lyon forward struck on 21 minutes to decide a clash of giants with Cameroon having qualified for […]
ByAFP

Cameroon

/ 635 days ago

Ex-West Ham striker Haller stars as Ivory Coast trump Cameroon

Johannesburg (AFP) – Former West Ham attacker Sebastien Haller scored twice in nine minutes to give the Ivory Coast a 2-1 World Cup qualifying win over fellow African top-10 nation Cameroon in Abidjan on Monday.  Haller, who moved to Ajax Amsterdam last January after scoring 14 goals in 54 outings for the Hammers, converted a […]
ByAFP