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Troost-Ekong And Collins Ruled Out of Nigeria Clash With Cameroon

6Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Troost-Ekong And Collins Ruled Out of Nigeria Clash With Cameroon

The Super Eagles have seen the experienced defenders ruled out of their plans heading into Tuesday’s tie against the Indomitable Lions. The Watford and Paderborn stars suffered different knocks as the Super Eagles bowed 1-0 to the Indomitable Lions on Friday at the Wiener Neustadt Stadium – with Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa’s first-half effort settling the encounter. While Collins was in action from start to finish, Troost-Ekong was replaced in the 90th minute by Galatasaray centre-back Valentine Ozornwafor – who was making his Super Eagles debut. Coach Gernot Rohr confirmed this development while disclosing that he would try a new approach against Toni Conceicao’s men on Tuesday. “Unfortunately, we lost two other players to injury and it’ll be difficult for the second game in de...

Rohr Picks Musa, Ekong, 22 Others for Cameroon International Friendly

25May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Cameroon, News, Nigeria, Sports, Youths

Rohr Picks Musa, Ekong, 22 Others for Cameroon International Friendly

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has selected captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain William Ekong and home boys John Noble and Anayo Iwuala among the 24 Super Eagles who will do battle with five-time African champions Cameroon in a prestige friendly in Austria on Friday next week. The list also has goalkeepers Maduka Okoye and Francis Uzoho, defenders Ola Aina and Chidozie Awaziem, midfielders Wilfred Ndidi and Abdullahi Shehu, and forwards Victor Osimhen, Kelechi Iheanacho, Moses Simon and Simy Nwankwo, Turkey –based former U20 defender Valentine Ozornwafor, Denmark –based midfielder Frank Onyeka and Lorient FC of France’s Terem Moffi are also included. Nigeria, who have won the Africa Cup of Nations three times but have been bumped by Cameroon in the final of the competition on three...

Egypt, Gabon, Ghana Qualify for AFCON 2021

26Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

AFCON, Africa, Cameroon, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, News, Sports, Youths

Egypt, Gabon, Ghana Qualify for AFCON 2021

Egypt and Ghana have both qualified for the African Cup of Nations on Thursday and were joined by Comoros and Gambia, who will make surprising debuts at next year’s tournament. Egypt drew 1-1 in Kenya, enough to see the record seven-time champion clinch one of the two qualifying places in Group G. That result also helped Comoros take the other spot. Comoros had earlier drawn 0-0 at home against Togo but Kenya needed to win in order to maintain its hopes of qualifying in the last round of matches next week. Comoros, an archipelago of volcanic islands off the east coast of Africa, is one of the continent’s smallest countries and has a population of less than a million. But it had some memorable results in the qualifying campaign, including victories over Togo and Kenya and a 1-1 dra...

Nigeria Govt. to Repatriate 4,982 Nigerians from Cameroon

8Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria, Press Statement

Nigeria Govt. to Repatriate 4,982 Nigerians from Cameroon

The Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Senator Basheer Mohammed, has disclosed the commission’s plan to repatriate Nigerian refugees in Cameroon. The decision, according to the commission, was in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directives all Nigerian refugees in Cameroon be returned back home safely to a life of dignity and pride with immediate effect. Following the order, the commission met with the officials of the Cameroonian government and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Maroua, Cameroon, over the weekend. Speaking at the meeting, the Commissioner, who was represented by the commission’s Director of Refugee and Migration, Tai Ejibunu, added the importance of the meetin...

Ajax Goalkeeper Onana Suspended One Year for Doping

5Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Africa, Cameroon, Sports, Youths

Ajax Goalkeeper Onana Suspended One Year for Doping

Ajax’s Cameroonian international goalkeeper Andre Onana has been suspended for one year for doping, the Dutch club said on Friday. The club said in a statement Onana had “mistakenly” taken his wife’s medicine which had led to the banned diuretic Furosemide appearing in his urine. Ajax said they had hoped Onana would receive a shorter ban because the substance was “arguably” not a performance booster. “On the morning of October 30, Onana was feeling unwell,” the club said in a statement. “He wanted to take a pill to ease the discomfort. Unknowingly, however, he took Lasimac, a drug that his wife had previously been prescribed. “Onana’s confusion resulted in him mistakenly taking his wife’s medicine, ultimately causing this measure to be taken by UEFA against the goalkeeper.” ...

Joel Matip Ruled Out of Season with Ankle Injury

2Feb

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Cameroon, English Premiership, News, Sports

Joel Matip Ruled Out of Season with Ankle Injury

Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp has disclosed that Cameroonian defender, Joel Matip is set to face a lengthy spell on the sidelines which will rule him out of the remainder of the 2020-2021 season due to an ankle ligament injury. The defender sustained the injury in a challenge with Tottenham Hotspur’s forward, Son Heung-min during the first half of the Reds 3-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur stadium. Further examination on the extent of the injury has shown the defender will play no further role in Liverpool’s quest to defend their Premiership title. Liverpool had suffered injury crisis with fellow centre-backs Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk out of action due to long-term injuries; however, Klopp’s defensive options have been bolstered by the deadline-day arrivals of Ben Davies and Ozan...

Cameroon School Shooting an Atrocity that Underscores the Urgency of Protecting Ordinary People – Amnesty International

26Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Cameroon, Crime, Human Rights, News, Safety, Security, Violence

Cameroon School Shooting an Atrocity that Underscores the Urgency of Protecting Ordinary People – Amnesty International

Humanitarian body, Amnesty International has condemned the killing of eight school children inside their classroom by gunmen in Kumba, South West region of Cameroon on Saturday. The body in a statement issued on its verified Twitter, obtained by African News Today said that the killing amounted to an atrocity that underscores the urgency of protecting ordinary people from the ongoing violence in English speaking region of Cameroon. Gunmen who rode motorbikes and wore civilian clothes invaded a school in Kumba on Saturday and opened fire, killing eight children and injuring 12 others. Scores of children were injured while scampering to safety. Amnesty International said, “The killing of eight schoolchildren inside their classroom is an atrocity that underscores the urgency of prote...

Scores of Children Killed as Gunmen Invade School in Cameroon

26Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Cameroon, Crime, News, Security, Violence

Scores of Children Killed as Gunmen Invade School in Cameroon

At least six children have been killed and eight injured in Cameroon on Saturday as gunmen invaded a school, shooting recklessly in an area where separatist insurgents have been on rampage. Reuters reports that the gunmen arrived the school with motorcycles around midday in the city of Kumba in South West Region. It was not uncertain if the violence was linked to an ongoing struggle between the army and secessionist groups seeking for an independent state known as Ambazonia in the English-speaking west. The region has embroiled in violence since 2017 which has led to the death of hundreds while thousands have been displaced from their homes and children deprived of education. “They found the children in class and they opened fire on them,” city sub-prefect Ali Anougou told Reut...

Catholic Priest Slumps and Dies on the Altar During Homily (See Video)

31Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Cameroon, News, Religion

Catholic Priest Slumps and Dies on the Altar During Homily (See Video)

A Priest of the Catholic church identified as Reverend Father Jude slumped and died while preaching the gospel during a holy mass on Sunday at Diego, Cameroon. Twitter user identified as @ChidiOdinkalu shared the news on Sunday. In the video shared online, the priest was seen preaching the homily while wearing a face mask before pausing and collapsing afterwards. Late Rev. Fr. Jude was the Spiritual Director of Catholic Men Association (CMA), Diego, Cameroon. Watch video below; https://youtu.be/LVlltbJdLH4

Nigeria: Let Buhari Be Subjected to DNA Testing – Nnamdi Kanu to Atiku

17Apr

By admin1 Comment

Biafra, Cameroon, News, Nigeria, Science

Nigeria: Let Buhari Be Subjected to DNA Testing – Nnamdi Kanu to Atiku

The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, who is on the search list of the Nigerian government, has decided to offer a legal advice to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Kanu who spoke on a live broadcast on Sunday, told Atiku to ask President Muhammadu Buhari, to go for a DNA test to prove his originality. DNA test is a deoxyribonucleic acid that contains the genetic code and information of every single individual on earth. His words, “I will offer free legal advice to Atiku live on air in the hope that they will use it because it is obvious Atiku won the election and APC are deploying all instruments of coercion at the disposal of the Nigerian state to deny him his mandate. “Between Atiku and the man o...