The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been drawn alongside Cape Verde, Central African Republic and Liberia in group C of the 2022 FIFA World Cup second round qualifying.The draw ceremony was held at the Ritz-Carlton in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday evening.The Eagles will be facing Cape Verde for the first time ever in a World Cup qualification series.https://twitter.com/caf_online/status/1219676102169432064?s=21Algeria, African champions, [...]
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The Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) says it will revert to its former time slot of January and February for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).Fecafoot took to its Twitter page on Wednesday to also disclosed that the tournament will be played from January 9 to February 6, 2021.“The #TOTALAFCON2021 will be played at #Cameroun from January 9 to February 6, 2021. [...]
Samuel Fils Eto'o, Cameroon's football legend, has hanged his boots from the game after a 22-year playing career.Eto'o took to his Instagram page to make the announcement on Friday after leaving Qatar SC earlier this year.He is arguably Africa's most decorated player -- a title held in fluid contention with Nigeria's Kanu Nwankwo."The End. Towards a new challenge... thanks to [...]
Nigeria’s U20 girls, Falconets emerged champions of the women’s football tournament of the 12th African Games in Rabat on Thursday.The Christopher Danjuma girls won the gold after a 3-2 penalty shoot-out triumph over their counterparts from Cameroon.The keenly-contested game between two teams that had battled to a 1-1 draw in a group phase match eight days earlier, ended 0-0 after [...]
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is facing “severe funding gap” regarding the plight of Cameroonian refugees in Cross River state.The organisation said this while responding to TheCable’s inquiry on the condition of the refugees in the state.TheCable had reported how some of the refugees complained about their “poor living conditions” both in the settlement camps [...]
On July 12, I travelled to Ikom local government area in Cross River state where most of the Cameroonians who escaped the crisis in their country are taking refuge in Nigeria. At the settlement camps, I listened to tales from the refugees about life beyond the borders; so, curiosity got me thinking of the kind of activities that would be [...]
Florence Ishaka arrived Nigeria with four children after she managed to escape the violence in Southern Cameroon. She has been in Nigeria since May. Alongside her children, she settled at Adagom camp, one of the structures housing refugees in Cross River state. But she has lived each day, regretting her decision to move to Nigeria.For about two months, Ishaka and her [...]
D'Tigress has been drawn in group B against Tunisia and Cameroon for the 2019 Afrobasket Women's championship.The FIBA Afrobasket Women's championship is scheduled to run from August 9 to August 18.The draws was done in Dakar, Senegal on Monday.Twelve teams were placed in 4 pots and later grouped into 4 groups of 3 teams each.Top teams in each group will [...]
Cameroon has been announced as host of the Lake Chad governors forum.This was disclosed by governor of extreme north, Cameroon, Mijidiwaya Bakari, represented by Manga Titus at the ongoing meeting of the Lake Chad governors forum holding in Niamey, Niger.The aim of the governors forum is to enhance joint efforts, coordination and regional ownership to resolve the crisis by promoting [...]
Mohammed Kabir, a witness of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says Jada, birth place of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was never under the control of Cameroon.Kabir said this on Tuesday while being cross-examined by Mike Igbokwe, a counsel to President Muhammadu Buhari, at the presidential election petition tribunal in Abuja.When asked if he knew [...]
Alex Iwobi, Super Eagles forward, scored the third goal that sent Nigeria into the quarter-finals of the 2019 African Cup of Nations match holding in Egypt.Nigeria defeated the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon 3-2 in round of 16 matches.Cameroon are the defending champions.Below is the video of the superb finish.Iwobi goal from TheCable on Vimeo. [...]
Gernot Rohr has revealed he is scared of penalties at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.Rohr while responding to questions from journalists at the pre-match press conference ahead of the Cameroon Round of 16 clash assured that the Eagles will win within 90 minutes of play.The Franco-German Super Eagles gaffer explained that a good team might lose the [...]
Daniel Akpeyi, Nigerian football goalkeeper, says the Super Eagles round of 16 opponent, Cameroon, will be out to take avenge the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification defeat on the team.In an interview with TheCable, the Kaizer Chief of South Africa shot stopper said it will be an uphill task for the Eagles to overcome the defending champion on Saturday at [...]
Nigeria will confront Cameroon in one of the Round of 16 matches of the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations finals ongoing in Egypt.Nigeria who finished second will now meet second placed Ghana from Group F in Alexandria on Saturday by 5pm Nigeria time.This fixture was accomplished on Tuesday evening after a 0-0 draw with Benin Republic, and Ghana’s 2-0 defeat [...]
Super Falcons heaved a sigh of relief as the Nigerian side finally qualified for the Round of 16 as one of the 'four best losers" after 96-hours of wait at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.Nigeria finally qualified for the knockout stage twenty-years after missing out on five consecutive occasions.The last time the Falcons played in the knock-out stage was [...]
Nigeria's hope of reaching the 2019 Fifa Women's World Cup second round as one of the four "best losers" brightened with the 3-3 draw between Scotland and Argentina on Wednesday.Brazil and China have already been certified for the round of 16. The World Cup group stages are coming to a close, with groups E and F set to be decided [...]
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