New-look Africa Cup of Nations and CAF Champions League competitions could emerge this week from discussions in Morocco that will include FIFA president Gianni Infantino. A two-day CAF symposium begins Tuesday in Rabat and officials, coaches and former stars have been tasked with plotting the future of the popular sport in the continent. On Friday, … Read more
Cameroon will seek to impose themselves early on in Thursday’s match against Australia at the Confederations Cup,” said coach Hugo Broos. The Indomitable Lions will be keen to avoid a repeat of the tepid start to their opening game of the tournament which they lost to Chile. “I hope we start the game better than … Read more
Ghana’s under 17 team, the Black Starlets, produced a swashbuckling display of football as they began their African Cup of Nations with a 4-0 win over Cameroon. The Starlets served a good recipe of revenge for Ghana and the Black Stars in particular who lost in the same country four months earlier to the Indomitable … Read more
The Starlets could qualify for the world cup on Wednesday Ghana’s Under-17 men’s soccer team, the Black Starlets, opened the 2017 African U-17 Cup of Nations on Sunday, May 14 with a 4-0 win over Cameroon. The match was the second of the tournament, which is being held in Gabon. The Starlets were a mouthful … Read more
Cameroon coach Hugo Broos has shockingly and vehemently denied that he was ever interviewed by Ghana for the vacant Black Stars position, a move to save himself from being sacked by his employers. The Belgian, who was among three coaches shortlisted for the Black Stars coaching post, told angry Cameroon government officials on Tuesday that … Read more
Cameroon coach Hugo Broos has been summoned to meet the country’s sports ministry and federation On Tuesday after it emerged that the trainer is eyeing a move to coach Ghana. Angry ministry and federation officials have called the Indomitable Lions head coach into a meeting to discuss widespread media reports in Ghana that he is … Read more
Hugo Broos has been summoned by the Federation of Cameroonian Football (FECAFOOT) and the sports ministry of Cameroon over links to the vacant coaching job in Ghana. Broos is one of the three coaches who underwent interview over the weekend for the next coach of the Black Stars. He was interviewed via Skype by the … Read more
The 2026 World Cup should be played with 48 teams, in a format that remains to be defined. Former Cameroonian international Samuel Eto’o told Jeune Afrique on the subject. On 9 and 10 January 2017 in Zürich, on the occasion of the FIFA Council meeting, Gianni Infantino, the president of the organization, will present his … Read more
Indomitable Lions Belgian coach Hugo Broos is being owed nearly seven months salary by the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT). According to Jeune Afrique, Broos who is on a 45,000 euros monthly salary, is yet to receive a dime from the federation close to seven months now. Broos’ salary issue with the federation may not be … Read more
The Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association has rubbished reports that it has contacted 2017 AFCON winning coach Hugo Broos for the vacant Black Stars job. Ibrahim Sannie-Daara insists the reports are false and must be treated with all the contempt its deserves. “It is never true that the FA has contacted Higo Broos. … Read more
Belgian Hugo Broos, who guided Cameroon to a shock Africa Cup of Nations title 11 days ago, has applied for the vacant post of South Africa coach. His name was among those released Thursday by the South African Football Association (SAFA) for one of the most sought after football jobs in Africa. Italian Roberto Mancini, … Read more
Africa Cup of Nations 2017 winning coach, Hugo Broos may dump the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon after submitting his CV to the South Africa Football Association. Broos against all odds led Cameroon to a fifth AFCON win in Gabon. But his agent Gino Laureyssen of Ligi Star Management has revealed Broos’ resume has been submitted … Read more
An executive committee member of GFA Wilfred Osei Palmer who double as vice chairman for the Black Stars management committee has said apology is not part of Black Stars management committee job. The management of the Black Stars has failed to Brief Ghanaians following the Black Stars bad performance at the Afcon 2017 in Gabon. … Read more
The Indomitable Lions also climb to third from 12th in Africa Africa Cup of Nations winners Cameroon have risen 29 places to 33rd in the latest Fifa world rankings. The Indomitable Lions also climb to third from 12th in Africa, behind top-ranked side Egypt, whom they beat 2-1 in Sunday’s Nations Cup final. Egypt are … Read more
Following their tournament success, the African champions have climbed 29 spots higher in the list but the top 10 remains largely unchanged Cameroon’s victorious Africa Cup of Nations campaign has seen them climb 29 places in the latest FIFA ranking update. The Indomitable Lions, who won the continental tournament on February 5 by defeating Egypt … Read more
Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions will represent Africa in the FIFA Confederations Cup later this year in Russia ahead of the 2018 World Cup. They qualified for the tournament by virtue of being the current African champions. As they continue to celebrate the feat of a fifth AFCON title, the country’s biggest footballer in recent times is … Read more
Cameroon won their fifth Africa Cup of Nations trophy in Gabon on Sunday and it was arguably their greatest triumph. World Cup star Roger Milla was the lynchpin of the victorious 1984 and 1988 sides, while the back-to-back title winners of 2000 and 2002 was led by Samuel Eto’o, a four-time winner of the African … Read more
I follow sports, not only for the thrill it delivers when the side you support wins a competition. I also follow sports for the great stories. Behind all the huffing and puffing, it is always great to pick lessons from the how. Stories of heroes, villains, underdogs and friends. Lessons we must immortalised in folklore, … Read more
Vincent Aboubakar scored a brilliant late goal to hand unfancied Cameroon a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Egypt and their fifth African Nations Cup title in an entertaining final on Sunday. Cameroon, who had eight of their players withdraw before the tournament, came from a goal down after midfielder Mohamed Elneny had put Egypt ahead midway … Read more
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations has successfully come to an end with Cameroon winning their fifth title and first since 2002. Hugo Broos side came from a goal down to beat Egypt 2-1 with goals from Nicolas Nkoulou and Vincent Aboubakar. Let’s review the stats and tournaments from the 3 week tournament. Total goals: … Read more