Egypt's Mohamed Salah has been crowned the 2018 Confederation of African Football (CAF) player of the year.He beat his Liverpool teammate Sadio Mane and 2015 winner, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, to the gong.The winners were unveiled at the awards gala on Tuesday in Dakar, Senegal.Banyana Banyana's Christina Thembi Kgatlana won women's player of the year ahead of Super Falcons duo of Asisat [...]
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The Super Falcons of Nigeria have been drawn against host nation, France, as well as Korea Republic and Norway in Group A of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.The draw ceremony was held in Paris on Saturday.World Cup debutant, South Africa, are in Group B alongside Germany, China and Spain.Africa's third representative at the mundial, Cameroon, are in Group E against [...]
The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has stripped Cameroon of the hosting rights for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.The continental body made the decision at its extraordinary executive committee meeting in Accra, Ghana on Friday.Owing to the development, CAF has called on countries interested in hosting the tournament to submit their official bids before the end of December.The statement [...]
Rivers Angels shot stopper Tochukwu Oluehi was the heroine for the night as the Super Falcons of Nigeria defeated Cameroon in Accra, Ghana.The Falcons won 4-2 on penalties to qualify for the final of the 2018 Africa Women's Cup of Nations (AWCON) on Tuesday night.Oluehi saved one kick in the shootouts after the game was not decided after the 120 [...]
The Super Falcons expect nothing less than a victory from Tuesday’s semi-final clash with Cameroon, according to head coach Thomas Dennerby.The victory will guarantee a place in the final of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and will also earn Super Falcons a slot at the 2019 World Cup.Speaking at the pre-match conference on Monday, Dennerby said: "Victory and World [...]
All the 79 students abducted from Presbyterian Secondary School in Bamenda, Cameroon, have been freed.Samuel Fonki, a minister of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon, confirmed their release on Wednesday.The students were kidnapped on Monday along with their principal, a teacher and a driver.“Praise God, 78 children and the driver have been released. The principal and one teacher are still with [...]
The Super Falcons of Nigeria have been drawn against South Africa in the Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2018.The current title holders will also face Zambia and Kenya in Group B.Host nation Ghana will have Cameroon, Algeria and Mali to contend with in Group A.The tournament will take place in the Ghanaian cities of Accra and Cape Coast from November [...]
Former Dutch midfielder Clarence Seedorf has been unveiled as the new coach of Cameroon.The former AC Milan and Real Madrid player will be assisted by former teammate and fellow Dutch Patrick Kluivert.The duo's appointment was announced after talks with former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson failed to fall through.Seedorf takes over from the Belgian Hugo Broos, who led the side to [...]
Gernot Rohr has confirmed that Simon Moses will not be on the Super Eagles train to the World Cup in Russia.Rohr disclosed this on Sunday after the team's closed-door training in Port Harcourt, Rivers state."Yes, the situation is that he has an injury and the medical staff said he will bob out for like three or four weeks," the coach [...]
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has urged the Cameroonian authorities not to send Nigerian refugees back to the Boko Haram violence they fled from.Nigerian refugees and asylum-seekers who fled Boko Haram violence have been “forced” to return to the country, despite previous warnings against such.At least 385 Nigerians refugees and asylum-seekers had been “forcibly returned” from Cameroon since [...]
Cameroon women's football team have booked their place at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup at the expense of Nigeria.The hosts played out a 1-1 draw with the Flamingoes at the Ahmaduo Ahidjo Stadium, Yaounde, capital of Cameroon, on Sunday.The first leg in Benin City ended 2-2.The young Lionesses qualified on away goal rule with an aggregate of 3-3.Nigeria [...]
The senate has summoned Mansur Dan-Ali, minister of defence, over the alleged incursion of the Cameroonian army into Nigeria.The resolution of the senate was sequel to a motion sponsored by John Enoh, senator representing Cross River central, and two other lawmakers.Enoh said on January 25, more than 80 Cameroonian soldiers allegedly crossed the border of the Danare-Daddi/Danare-Bodom axis and abducted [...]
The US has condemned the repatriation of 47 Anglophone detainees from Nigeria to Cameroon.Heather Nauert, the US department of state spokesperson, in a statement, said Nigeria and Cameroon have violated the rights of the detainees by forcibly repatriating them back to their countries of origin.It urged both countries to respect the human rights of the detainees and follow due process [...]
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the extradition of some Cameroonian sepratist leaders could attract sanction from the United Nations.On January 26, the federal government extradited separatist leaders, who were arrested at a hotel in Abuja.In a letter addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari, Falana said the deportees were not illegal immigrants.The lawyer said they were gathered at the Abuja hotel to [...]
Cameroon held Nigeria to a goalless draw in a warm-up friendly ahead of the 2018 African Nations Championship.A full-strength Nigerian side, which included Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Rabiu Ali and Ifeanyi Ifeanyi, were unable to break down the determined and physical Indomitable Lions.The Cameronians almost won it in injury time but substitute goalkeeper Oladele Ajiboye produced a world-class save to earn Nigeria a [...]
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has asked the federal government to release the Cameroonian leaders arrested in Abuja.On Friday, security forces arrested leaders of Ambazonia separatist movement, a Cameroonian group seeking independence from the Francophone country.The Cameroonians, numbering about 10, were picked when the group was having a meeting at Nera Hotel in Abuja.In a statement over the weekend, Falana [...]
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