Elections for the president of the Cameroon football federation have been scheduled to take place this Saturday during the body’s general assembly. Three candidates are vying for the post; Iya Mohamed, John Begheni and Marlene Emvoutou. Current boss, Iya Mohamed will likely face a tough challenge from his two contenders. John Begheni has seen his request rejected for the non validation of Iya’s candidature. ...

Cameroon have appointed Volker Finke as their new head coach, the state television announced last night in the 8:30 newscast. The 65-year-old German tactician will be managing the squad until next year with probabilities for a four-year extension. The recruitment was advertised last April 22 with officials coming out with a short list comprising of Domenech, Eriksson, Lechantre and Finke. Cameroon’s new ...

Cameroon head coach, Jean Paul Akono is yet to regain full recovery after being hit last Saturday by a malaise. Despite some claims over the improvement of the situation, the coach’s health remains questionable as well as whether he will lead the Lions in their forthcoming international assignments. Akono is reported to have been taken from Yaoundé in the early hours of this Wednesday to Douala for a ...

Cameroon clash with Ukraine in Kiev, June 2 in a warm up game ahead of their World Cup qualifiers later against Togo and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Indomitable Lions may travel to Kiev without midfielder Alexandre Song Bilong, Fabrice Olinga and team captain Samuel Eto’o Fils. Eto’o could be involved in the final of the cup of Russia June 1 with his club Anzhi Makachkala against Daguestan. This ...

Cameroon international, Samuel Eto’o Fils yesterday led his Russian side, Anzhi Makhachkala to a 2-1 win over Lokomotiv Moscou and that secured their participation in the Europa League next season. The game counted for matchday-29 of the Russian league as the Daghestan top flight are left with just one encounter. Lokomotiv grabbed the lead yesterday in the 32nd but an own goal balanced the scoring sheet just ...

The Cameroon football federation, Fecafoot has opted to retain the 25 lions summoned recently by head coach Jean Paul Akono for their forthcoming 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Togo and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The information has been given this Monday in a radio sports programme (Cafe inter sport) over Mount Cameroon FM. Akono’s list earlier faced many criticisms as some FA officials deplored ...

Astres of Douala retain the summit of the Cameroon national first division football championship despite the goalless draw played over the weekend in matchday-10 with Tonnerre Kalara club Yaounde. The Douala boys who count 23 points are followed respectively by Unisport Bafang (18pts), New Stars Douala (16pts), Douala AC (15pts), US Douala (13pts), Tonnerre (13pts), Renaissance (12pts), Panthere (12pts), ...

Clubs of the Cameroon national second division football championship were also back to the pitch last weekend as the professional league resumed after some weeks of trouble. A total of five matches were played with the following results recorded. May 18 : Dragon Vs Achille : 2-2 Cosmos Vs UMS : 0-0 Feutcheu Vs AS Matelots : 1-0 National Vs APEJES : 0-1 May 19: Ngaoundere Vs Aigle : ...

Norwich City defender Sebastien Bassong has been voted as the Anglian Home Improvements Player of the Season. A hugely impressive debut campaign for the Canaries saw the Cameroon international scoop the Award (Barry Butler Memorial Trophy) ahead of Robert Snodgrass and Bradley Johnson respectively. “Norwich City would like to congratulate all three players and the squad as a whole for their efforts this ...

Division one and two national football championships resume this weekend after being suspended for close to a month by the President of the Professional Football League, General Pierre Semengue requesting various clubs to become public liability companies. The decision for the resumption of the league was made recently by the ad-hoc commission that comprised of officials from the Ministry of Sports and ...