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Why Cameroon is obsessed with hosting the Afcon

Why Cameroon is obsessed with hosting the Afcon

DANIEL EKONDE “I think [the] 2022 [Africa Cup of Nations] has the power of taking Cameroonian sport to another level,” says Njie Enow, sports editor at state-owned Cameroon Radio Television.  The central African country is desperate to host the continent despite the many challenges it has faced since being given the right to stage the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). They were stripped of that right when they were deemed unprepared, but given the 2021 edition instead. And then the Covid-19 pandemic hit, pushing the men’s continental showpiece to 2022. The country’s readiness to host the Afcon is being…
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Why Cameroon has slid back since Italia ’90

Why Cameroon has slid back since Italia ’90

DANIEL EKONDO Thirty years ago, Cameroon announced themselves in style in the international arena with a storming performance in the 1990 Fifa World Cup. Their display is still regarded as one of the best by an African team in the showpiece.   Cameroon were not tipped to do much in Italy given that they had been eliminated by just a goal in the group stage of the 1982 finals in Spain and had missed the previous edition in Mexico. While they were nobodies in the global arena, the Indomitable Lions ruled the African continent.  Cameroon had won their first Africa Cup…
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