Cameroon - The African Mirror

Apr

2024

Cameroon government defends imposition of coach on national football team

CAMEROON'S sports minister has written to the National Football Federation (FECAFOOT) to defend the appointment of a new national soccer team coach after FECAFOOT expressed surprise the decision was taken without its input. In the letter seen by Reuters, minister Narcisse Mouelle Kombi said the ministry had acted in accordance with national and international regulations when it appointed Belgian Marc Brys to take over as coach of the Indomitable Lions after the dismissal of Rigobert Song in February. FECAFOOT on Wednesday said the ministry had appointed Brys unilaterally and vowed to seek an explanation for this "regrettable situation". Any dispute between the government and…

Mar

2024

By The African Mirror

Cameroon suspend player over alleged identity fraud and face Cup of Nations ban

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CAMEROON have suspended a player they took to the Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast earlier this year for allegedly falsifying his name and date of birth, which could see them face a future ban from the tournament. The Cameroon federation FECAFOOT on Monday named Wilfried Nathan Douala among 62 players suspended from the league over administrative irregularities, mostly double identity and age cheating. There was considerable surprise ahead of January's Cup of Nations finals, where Cameroon went out in the second round when coach Rigobert Song picked the 17-year-old Douala, an unheralded player from second-division club Victoria…

Mar

2024

By AUGUSTINE ABOH

Nigeria’s security problems deepen as Anglophone insurgency in Cameroon spills across border

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OVER the past two decades, Nigeria has grappled with multiple and complex national security threats, each posing a significant challenge to its stability. The nation finds itself fighting a violent militancy in the Niger Delta, conflicts between farmers and herders across multiple regions, terrorism and insurgency in the northeast, banditry in the northwest and secessionist campaigns by groups such as the Indigenous People of Biafra in the southeast. AUGUSTINE ABOH, PhD candidate in Global Governance and Human Security, University of Massachusetts Now a new layer of complexity has emerged in the form of the Ambazonian secessionist group from Cameroon. This…

Jan

2024

By The African Mirror

Cameroon, Guinea share spoils in Cup of Nations draw

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CAMEROON came from behind to share the points with 10-man Guinea in a 1-1 stalemate in the first game for both teams at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Ivory Coast on Monday. Franck Magri equalised early in the second half after Guinea had taken a 10th-minute lead through Mohamed Bayo but then had captain Francois Kamano sent off. The draw at the Charles Konan Banny Stadium in the Ivorian capital followed the opening Group C game where holders Senegal easily disposed of Gambia 3-0. Cameroon were without Andre Onana in goal but he did arrive ahead of the…

Dec

2023

By CONRAD ONYANGO, BIRD STORY AGENCY

Africa’s Big Christmas Spenders: Cameroon and Zimbabwe

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AFRICAN households will focus on gifts and decorations as they take a more cautious approach to their Christmas holiday spending this year, on the back of a rising cost of living, according to the Cost of Christmas report. A new ‘Cost of Christmas’ study by WorldRemit shows Cameroon (US $650 and Zimbabwe( US$ 254) will be the continent’s biggest spenders this season, with bulk of their expenditure going to gifts and decorations. While Kenyans will spend the most to buy gifts to friends and families at 56% of their monthly household income, Zimbabwe comes second at 41% ,South Africa (38%)…

Dec

2023

By The African Mirror

Cameroon’s Mbeumo to miss Africa Cup of Nations after ankle surgery

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BRENTFORD forward Bryan Mbeumo will be sidelined for three months and miss the Africa Cup of Nations for Cameroon after having an operation on his ankle, the Premier League club's manager Thomas Frank said. Mbeumo had stepped up in the absence of banned striker Ivan Toney to top the scoring charts for Brentford with seven goals and three assists in the league this season. But the Cameroon international limped off the pitch after rolling his ankle against Brighton & Hove Albion earlier this month, adding to a long list of injuries at Brentford. "(Mbeumo) will not participate in the Africa…

Nov

2023

By The African Mirror

Onana out of Cameroon’s World Cup qualifier

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GOALKEEPER Andre Onana has pulled out of Cameroon’s World Cup qualifier against Libya on Tuesday after leaving the field injured when they beat Mauritius in their opening Group D game. Onana has returned to Manchester United for treatment for an unspecified injury, the Cameroon Football Federation said on Sunday. He looked to be struggling with his adductors when he went off with 10 minutes left of the 3-0 win over Mauritius in Douala but no detail of his injury was given by the federation. Several press reports said his decision to leave the game was a precautionary measure and that…

Nov

2023

By MARK GLEESON

Ivory Coast enjoy goal feast but Cameroon labour to victory

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IVORY Coast enjoyed a goal rout at the start of their World Cup qualifying campaign but fellow African heavyweights Cameroon, Ghana and Tunisia made heavy work of home games against lowly opposition. The Ivorians, who will host January’s Africa Cup of Nations, won 9-0 at home to the Seychelles in their Group F opener in a bright start to their bid for a place at the 2026 finals when the World Cup will be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the U.S. Teenage striker Karim Konate and substitute Hamed Traore both scored twice in a game that might have seen a…

Nov

2023

By The African Mirror

Onana injured playing World Cup qualifier in Cameroon

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MANCHESTER United goalkeeper Andre Onana faces a potential spell on the sidelines after suffering a suspected adductor injury as he helped Cameroon win a 3-0 home over Mauritius in their World Cup qualifier in Douala. He had to leave the pitch 10 minutes from time after hurting himself making a save in the game, the first for the Indomitable Lions in the 2026 qualifying campaign. Cameroon officials did not comment on Onana’s condition after the game and it was unclear whether he would travel with the squad to Libya, where they play in Benghazi on Tuesday in their next World…

Oct

2023

By PATRICK NELLE, BIRD STORY AGENCY

Egusi seeds get a makeover thanks to Cameroonian engineer

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IN a small workshop in the hilly town of Yaoundé, the capital city of Cameroon, a set of unique machines roar day and night, helping produce one of the region's favourite dishes. These "robots", as their inventor calls them, allow operators to select, husk, grind and press pumpkin seeds, delivering the raw, husked seeds known locally as “egusi”, “ngondo” or “pistache". It took the inventor almost forty years to go from concept, to prototype, to filing an international patent, to finally producing his machines, which are the only made-in-Africa devices of their kind. “Apart from here, this kind of machine…