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AFCON: Cameroon come back from 3-0 to beat Burkina Faso, win bronze
The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in the Africa Cup of Nations to save themselves from what would have been an embarrasing end to their campaign, coming from three goals down to draw level and winning 5-3 on penalties against Burkina Faso in the third place play-off on Saturday.
Ambroise Oyongo scored the decisive penalty in Yaounde as the Indomitable Lions atoned for missing three kicks when losing a semi-final shootout against Egypt 48 hours ago.
Goals by Steeve Yago and Djibril Ouattara either side of an Andre Onana own goal gave the Burkinabe a 3-0 lead with 20 minutes remaining.
Stephane Bahoken reduced arrears and then substitute Vincent Aboubakar netted on 85 and 87 minutes to force a shootout.
The Cup of Nations final between Senegal and Egypt, with Liverpool stars Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah on opposite sides, will be staged on Sunday in Yaounde (1900 GMT).
Cameroon coach Toni Conceicao made nine changes to the team that lost on penalties to Egypt after extra time just two days ago at Stade Olembe, the main Yaounde stadium.
The Portuguese retained only goalkeeper Andre Onana and midfielder Samuel Oum Gouet, who was replaced at half-time by leading tournament scorer Aboubakar.
Burkina Faso boss Kamou Malo altered five of the team that started a 3-1 semi-final loss to Sadio Mane-inspired Senegal 24 hours before Cameroon played.
Two of them were enforced with injured goalkeeper Herve Koffi replaced by Farid Ouedraogo while suspended midfielder Adama Guira gave way to Ismahila Ouedraogo.
The countries had met three times before in the flagship African tournament with Cameroon winning twice, including in the opening match of this Cup of Nations, and drawing the other.
It was the third bronze medals play-off for both teams with each winning and losing once in a fixture that Africa has retained while Europe has ditched.
February 6, 2022
Costa Rica 2022: Falconets Spank Cameroon, close up on FIFA World Cup ticket
By Mike Oboh
Nigeria reached the final round of the qualification series for this year’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup after the Falconets turned back their Cameroonian counterparts 3-0 at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Saturday.
The encounter was the first international match at Nigeria’s premium sporting arena since the Falcons defeated their Senegalese counterparts 2-0 in a Women Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match in April 2016.
A brace by left –sided midfielder Esther Onyenezide and one by Precious Vincent sent the Young Lionesses back to Yaounde empty –handed, less than 48 hours after that country’s senior men team was bumped in the semi final stage of the Africa Cup of Nations the country is currently hosting.
Onyenezide struck after 22 minutes, before Vincent increased the worries of the visitors eight minutes from the interval. Onyenezide struck again in the 73rd minute to put the match beyond the Lionesses.
The Falconets will now tango with the winner of the Morocco-Senegal fixture in a two-legged affair next month for a slot at the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica in August.
February 5, 2022
Costa Rica 2022: Falconets To Go All out Against Cameroon for Final Qualifying Ticket
By Mike Oboh
Coach Chris Danjuma and his Nigeria U20 girls will pull no punches when they take on their Cameroonian counterparts in the second leg of their fourth round fixture, as the race for this year’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals hots up.
Venue is the refurbished MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja and kick-off time is 4pm on Saturday, 5th February.
Both teams battled to a scoreless draw in a tough and gritty encounter at the Stade Reunification in Douala on Saturday, 22nd January.
Danjuma said: “We have no choice but to go all out for goals. The Cameroonian team is a strong one but we have worked hard since returning from the first leg in Douala and I believe my girls will get the job done.”
Saturday’s encounter will be the first international match at the MKO Abiola National Stadium since the venue hosted a 2016 Women Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between the Super Falcons and the Senior Women Team of Senegal in April 2016.
It is also the first of a number of crucial matches for Nigeria at the arena in the next few months, including the first leg of the 2022 Women AFCON final qualifying fixture between the Super Falcons and the Lady Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire and the return leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off round between the Super Eagles and the Black Stars of Ghana.
The Falconets require only the minimum win to reach the final qualifying round, where they will square up with the winner between Morocco and Senegal for a place in the finals in Costa Rica in August this year.
Togolese official Vincentia Amedome has been appointed by CAF as the referee. Amedome will be assisted by compatriot Abra Agbedanou (assistant referee 1); Ghanaian Doris Essuman Darko (assistant referee 2) and yet another Togolese Edoh Kindedji (fourth official). The match commissioner is Aisha Nalule from Uganda while Ghanaian Emmanuella Grace Aglago will serve as referee assessor.
February 4, 2022
AFCON: Egypt Beat Host Country On Penalties To Book AFCON Final Against Senegal
Egypt beat Cameroon 3-1 on penalties to reach the Africa Cup of Nations final on Thursday after their last-four tie in Yaounde finished goalless at the end of extra time.
Egypt goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal saved two spot-kicks in the shoot-out before Cameroon’s Clinton Njie missed, sending the record seven-time African champions through to Sunday’s final against Senegal.
Mohammed Salah’s Egypt will play Sadio Mane’s Senegal in Sunday’s AFCON final.
Details later…
February 3, 2022
Suspected Ambazonian Soldiers From Cameroon Kill 11 In Taraba
Palpable tension gripped residents of Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State when some suspected Ambazonian soldiers from the Republic of Cameroon stormed the community.
Reports gathered that 11 persons including a traditional ruler were killed in the incident that took place in the early hours of Wednesday at Manga village.
Takum local government area is a border community between Taraba State and the Republic of Cameroon.
Joseph Manga, the brother of the slain traditional ruler and the Senior Special Assistant to the Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, confirmed the incident to Channels Television via a telephone interview.
He disclosed that the Ambazonian soldiers first attacked the border community in Cameroon republic before crossing over to Nigeria to unleash mayhem.
“The Ambazonian separatist soldiers attacked my village Manga which is a border community between Taraba State and Republic of Cameroon in Takum LGA,” he said.
“They, first of all, attacked a village on the other side of the divide and killed people before crossing over to do the same here.
“My elder brother is the traditional ruler there; they laid ambush and killed him in his palace before proceeding to kill others.
“The death toll at the moment is 11 including my brother the traditional ruler, we are still combing the bush to recover more bodies or possibly those hiding.”
Other residents of the community are said to still be missing as they are suspected to have fled to other communities for safety.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Local Government Area, Shiban Tikari disclosed that as at when he visited the scene in the early hours of today after receiving the distress call, only five dead bodies were recovered.
He said, “I can confirm to you that we have so far recovered 5 bodies from the scene and others are still been sort for in nearby bush.
“My team alongside the military visited to restore normalcy and ensure that such thing does not repeat itself.
“For now we do not know those that came to attack but news filtered in saying that they are Ambazonian separatist soldiers from the Republic of Cameroon.”
November 17, 2021
Cameroon Repatriates Over 5000 Nigerian Refugees To Borno
By Dauda R Pam Maiduguri
Minister for Territorial Administration of Cameroon, Paul Atanga Nji, with some officials have repatriated and handed over the first batch of 5,000 Nigerian refugees to Borno State goverment.
Handing over the refugees to Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, yesterday, at a brief ceremony in Amchiide, a border community between Nigeria and Cameroon close to Banki in Bama Local Government Area in BORNO state.
This formed part of thousands of Nigerians, mostly from Borno, who, since 2014, had fled in batches to Minawao Camp located in Mokolo, far North Region of Cameroon, to escape Boko Haram’s killings.
Many Nigerians, in uncertain numbers, said to be more than 60,000 by some accounts, fled to the camp from parts of Borno and Adamawa States but however, over the years, the number came down following isolated returns.
The ceremony was attended by top officials from Cameroon, including the governor of the far North Region, Midjiyawa Bakary and officials of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).
The Cameroonian Minister announced that President Paul Biya had approved a relief package which included food items, mattresses, blankets and other non-food items for distribution to all the 5,000 returnees and commended Governor Zulum for constructing homes where the refugees would be resettled.
It be recalled that Governor Zulum had earlier approved funds and supervised the ongoing construction of over 6,000 urban and low-cost re-settlement houses sited in Banki, Gwoza, Kondugu, Kaga, with a substantial number of them already completed to be used for the resettlement of refugees and internally displaced persons.
On behalf of Nigeria, Zulum, thanked the Cameroonian president, officials and host communities for taking good care of Nigerian refugees in the last six years and appreciated the donation made by President Biya.
“I wish to sincerely convey our deepest appreciation to the government of Cameroon under the distinguished leadership of, President Paul Biya, for the enormous support to my fellow Nigerians who took refuge in the Minawao [refugee] Camp. We remain eternally grateful”, Zulum said.
The repatriation is to implement the outcome of a tripartite commission meeting held in Marwa, Cameroon, on February 10, 2021, which was attended by officials from Cameroon, the UNHCR and a Nigerian delegation led by Governor Zulum and top officials from federal ministries of Foreign Affairs, Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development.
Also the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and IDPs as well as Zulum’s Special Adviser on Monitoring and Evaluation, who chairs a technical committee on the repatriation, Engr. Lawan Abba Wakilbe witnessed the occasion.
In his usual characteristics, after receiving the refugees, Governor Zulum flagged off the presentation of food and non-food items to the 5,000 Nigerian returnees in Banki town.
Cash gifts of N30,000 were given to male family heads each, while each woman was given N10,000 and a fabric as a show of his sympathy to the refugees, assuring them that his government is committed to their security, welfare and would create an enabling environment for them to return to normal life.
March 11, 2021
17-year-old girl gang raped to death in Cameroon
A 17-year-old girl identified as Minette Fotsting is reported to have been raped to death by unknown men in Douala, Littoral region of Cameroon.
It was gathered that the teenager fondly called Kitty, was found in critical condition beside a construction site in Logpom district not far from her family house in the early of Wednesday, September 30.

She was rushed to a clinic in the Bepanda district of the 5th Arrondissenment in Douala for medical attention. Despite the urgent care administered on her, Kitty passed away hours later.
The findings of the examinations carried out by doctors indicate vaginal discharge, vulvar secretions and dehydration “suggesting signs of forceful recent sexual intercourse” an interpretation supported by the family.
It was learnt that the deceased was also sodomised by the unknown assailants.
According to local media, Kitty arrived Douala from the West Region to continue her studies while staying with her elder brother. She was recently been admitted to study her BEPC exam
Meanwhile, Cameroonians have taken to social media to demand for justice. See more photos of the victim below…
October 3, 2020
UN officials flay `continued attacks’ on civilians in Cameroon
Four senior UN officials on Friday condemned continued acts of human rights violations against civilians, including women and children, in the southwest and northwest regions of Cameroon.
The officials are Virginia Gamba, UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict; Pramila Patten, Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict; Najat Maalla M’jid, Special Representative on Violence against Children, and Adama Dieng, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide.
In a joint statement, they expressed “deep concerns’’ about continued attacks against civilians, including extra-judicial killings, torture, arbitrary arrests and destruction of property.
They also deployed retaliatory attacks, rape and other forms of sexual violence that “disproportionately affect women and children in the north- and south-west regions of the country that are forcing many to flee their homes’’.
Reports say 32 civilians, including a pregnant woman and 15 children, were killed in Ntumbo village in the English-speaking northwest region of the country on Feb. 14.
Accusing fingers are pointing at the military, but the Army has refuted claims that the military blatantly killed civilians.
The officials said children continued to be particularly affected by the crisis, referencing reports of school attacks and extensive closures in the affected regions.
They added that information received on the recruitment and use of children by armed actors and their detention for actual or alleged association with armed actors “raise further protection concerns.’’
The Cameroonian conflict, known as the Ambazonia War, started in 2016 when communities in the English-speaking regions launched protests over alleged marginalisation by the French-speaking central government.
Many in the regions felt their voices were not being fairly represented in the central government.
In 2017, separatists in the regions declared the independence of Ambazonia and began fighting against the government.
The UN officials said hundreds of thousands of people are reported to have been displaced in the affected regions, as lack of security worsens the plight of marginalised and vulnerable groups.
They said: “It is urgent to prevent further violence and to protect all women, girls, boys and men from grave violations of international humanitarian and human rights law.
“Severely constrained humanitarian access and limited resources for service-providers has reduced the availability of sexual and reproductive healthcare for women, including urgent treatment for survivors of sexual violence.’’
They urged the Cameroonian government to discharge its primary responsibility of protecting the population by addressing the root causes of violence and ensuring that victims of the attacks are provided with protection and the appropriate assistance.
They further called on the authorities to fully investigate and hold accountable those responsible for the serious violations and abuses that have been committed.(NAN)
February 22, 2020