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
Cameroon players have received a heroes welcome as they arrived from Gabon where they won their fifth Africa Cup on Nations title on Sunday. Celebrations continued on Monday as fans lined up the streets to receive the team that over came Egypt 2-1 to win the crown after 15 years. Few Cameroonians bet on the … 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
Senior national team, the Black Stars, returned from the African Cup of Nations just as their predecessors had done for the past 37 years, obviously without a trophy to fulfil the hopes and expectations of the teeming Ghanaian football fans. Last week Thursday’s (February 2, 2017) defeat against the Indomitable Lions brought to an end … Read more
The 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) might have come and gone but the experiences will most definitely linger for a little while. Cameroon, against all odds, clinched the title at the expense of Egypt – the same team they lost to in the finals in 2008 – thanks to a 2-1 … 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
An A to Z of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon… A (Algeria) Once again touted as potential champions and once again flops, exiting after first round without a win. Big names like Riyad Mahrez and Yacine Brahimi failed to deliver five-star performances. B (Bouanga) Gabon striker Denis Bouanga was a revelation, overshadowing … Read more
Top quotes from the Africa Cup of Nations tournament: “I had a feeling that I was going to save the final two penalties.” – 44-year-old Egypt goalkeeping hero Essam El Hadary after saving two penalties in a semifinal shootout win over Burkina Faso. “The bags of a coach are always half-packed – ready to stay, … Read more
Cameroon head coach Hugo Broos has related his side’s win to their physical incisiveness against a very skilled Egypt team after lifting the Afcon 2017 trophy at Stade de l’Amitie in Libreville on Sunday. The Belgian tactician admitted that the Indomitable Lions struggled in midfield in the opening 45 minutes but a tactical debrief at … Read more
Cameroon came from behind to beat Egypt 2-1 and seal a fifth Africa Cup of Nations in a thrilling, edgy final. Substitute Vincent Aboubakar swept in the winner two minutes from time, flicking the ball over defender Ali Gabr and thumping it home. Nicolas Nkoulou had earlier equalised for Cameroon, rising highest to power in … Read more
Belgian Hugo Broos became the fifteenth foreign coach to win the Africa Cup of Nations. Broos guided a second-string Cameroon side to earn a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Egypt in the final of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Libreville, Gabon. He joins the elite list including Claude Le Roy (France), Pierre Lechantre (France), … Read more
Cameroon came from behind to beat Egypt 2-1 and seal a fifth Africa Cup of Nations in a thrilling, edgy final. Substitute Vincent Aboubakar swept in the winner two minutes from time, flicking the ball over defender Ali Gabr and thumping it home. Nicolas Nkoulou had earlier equalised for Cameroon, rising highest to power in … Read more
Ahead of the Nations Cup, there were some concerns that this tournament shorn of big-name players—the likes of Gervinho, Yannick Bolasie and Joel Matip all missed out for various reasons—would lack the starpower that typically characterises major tournaments. However, in the absence of various African heavyweights, some of the continent’s less heralded stars have stepped … Read more
Opta have complied all the numbers and stats you need to assess the teams’ chances ahead of today’s Afcon final clash at the Stade d’Angondje. – Egypt and Cameroon are set to meet for the 10th time in the African Cup of Nations; the Pharaohs winning four games to Cameroon’s three in that time (D2 … Read more
After three weeks of pulsating football and great goals, the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations is down to two teams who will contest the final on Sunday, 5 February, at the Stade Stade de l’Amitié in Libreville. The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon will square up with the Pharaohs of Egypt in what is expected to … Read more
In the pre-match press conference, Cameroon coach, Hugo Broos, states that cameroonians are looking forward for their lost glory and that his team is ready to face the Pharaohs. The Belgian coach stated, “People are waiting at Cameroon to get back to the glorious days impatiently. Cameroon has been always one of the continent’s strongest … Read more