Cameroon Echoes {Echos Camerounais}

Sports: Affaire togolaise ou affaire Hayatou?

La 27ème Coupe d’Afrique des Nations disputée en Angola en janvier dernier a été marquée par un fâcheux incident dont le caractère politique supposé n’a pas encore été établi, même si c’est le Front de libération de l’Etat du Cabinda (FLEC) qui a revendiqué cette attaque du 8 janvier contre la délégation sportive togolaise entrée par la route en terre angolaise, en provenance de Pointe noire au Congo. Deux dirigeants de l’équipe togolaise avaient perdu la vie, fort malheureusement dans cette attaque.

Fifa says South Africa unprepared

Fifa officials said some of the facilities for the tournament are still being constructed [GETTY] South Africa is not ready to host the 2010 World Cup, just over three months before the tournament kicks off, according to football's international governing body. Jerome Valke, Fifa's secretary general, told a news conference on Tuesday that the main venue in Johannesburg, Soccer City, was yet to be completed, and that 700,000 tickets were still unsold. "If the question is: 'Could we host the World Cup tomorrow morning?' the answer is no," Mr Valke said. "I can make a list of things that aren't ready for the World Cup."

Indomitable Lions - Jacques Songo'o Appointed New Goalkeeper Coach

 It is in replacement of Thomas Nkono who held the post until now. 

Heads continue to roll following the dismal performance of the Indomitable Lions during the last edition of the African cup of Nations tournament in Angola. After the outing of seven players from the squad including emblematic figures like Song and Geremi; it is the turn of Thomas Nkono to loose his position as trainer of goalkeepers. Thomas Nkono who was at one time promoted to the rank of interim coach of the national team, seems to be paying the price for the poor performance of his protégé, Idriss Carlos Kameni, who conceded eight goals in four encounters during the Angolan expedition. 

Changes In Mount Cameroon Race Spark Controversy

 Less than two weeks to the start of the Mount Cameroon Race of Hope, controversy is reportedly very high following a decision described by many as single-handed, taken by the National President of the Cameroon Athletic Federation, Jacques Sebastian Mbous.

The decision which has provoked much bitterness reduces the distance to be covered from 42 km to 33 km and introduces other modalities which critics have styled impracticable.

Gathering from a talk show panelists and callers expressed their total dissatisfaction with the decision to change the distance of the race.

Lions indomptables : Le Guen tourne-t-il la page Song et Njitap ?

Les deux joueurs emblématiques des Lions n'ont pas été convoqués pour le match amical qui opposera le Cameroun à l'Italie.

La nouvelle est tombée hier sur le site Camfoot.com. Rigobert Song Bahanag (Trapzonspor, Turquie) et Geremi Sorel Njitap (Angaracürü, Turquie) ne font pas partie de la liste des 22 joueurs convoqués par Paul le Guen pour disputer le match amical qui opposera le Cameroun à l'Italie le 3 mars à Monaco! Si l'information a été traitée et commentée en boucle par les médias audiovisuels locaux ainsi que sur Internet, à la Fédération camerounaise de football (Fecafoot), aucune information n'est donnée sur la question. 

The encounter will take place on March 3rd in France.

 It is an entirely reshuffled Lion's squad that will take on Italy in a friendly encounter next March 3rd at the Louis II stadium in Monaco, France. Seven of the players who took part in the expedition to the African Cup of Nations in Angola, have been left out including emblematic names like Rigobert Song and Geremi Sorel Njitap. The other absentees include Stephane Bikey Amougou, Giles Augustin Binya, Aurélien Chedjou, Guy Roland Ndy and Paul Claudel Efoulou.

Song et Njitap : Deux cadors hors-jeu

Après 16 ans passés chez les Lions pour Rigo et 14 ans pour Geremi, ils sont sur le déclin.

Ils cumulent 30 ans de sélection à eux deux. Mais le 12 août 2009, lors de son baptême du feu face à l'Autriche en match amical, Paul le Guen avait frappé en grand coup en privant Rigobert Song Bahanag (officiellement 33 ans), de son brassard de capitaine arboré pendant 10 ans, et, du même coup, de son poste de titulaire (pendant 16 ans). En Angola, lors du troisième match de poule du Cameroun face à la Tunisie, Geremi Njitap (31 ans), titulaire chez les Lions depuis la campagne des éliminatoires de la Coupe du monde 1998, était absent du onze de départ des Lions. Pour le match amical du 3 mars à Monaco face à l'Italie, le technicien de l'équipe du Cameroun a fait encore plus fort. Song et Njitap sont tous deux absents de sa liste. Une grande première pour ces deux cadors, qui ne sont ni blessés, ni suspendus.

Egyptian FA Would Allow Hassan Shehata To Coach Nigeria At World Cup

Egyptian Football Federation members have given their coach the green light to take charge of the Super Eagles on a temporary basis.

  

Hassan Shehata can coach Nigeria at the World Cup if he wishes, according to the Egyptian Football Association (EFA). The Egyptian national coach, one of several names linked to the vacant position, last week ruled himself out of the running, citing the unwillingness of his employers to release him on a short-term basis.

The 60-year-old was on a preferred list of candidates drawn up by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) following the dismissal of Shaibu Amodu.

Profile: Cameroon Coach, Paul Le Guen

Paul Le Guen was appointed to the position of coach of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in July 2009 after a few weeks as an interim at the helm of the national team by legendary goalkeeper Thomas Nkono. Le Guen would later keep Nkono on as the goalkeeper's trainer and his senior assistant.

Togo appeals suspension from African Cup

LOME, Togo – A committee representing the Togo Football Federation has appealed the ban of its soccer team from the African Cup of Nations.

The appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport was made Friday by Togo's Interim Caretaker Committee, a temporary body set up by world soccer governing body FIFA to run the Togo Football Federation.

Togo was suspended from the next two African Cup of Nations tournaments by the African Football Confederation after the country pulled out of last month's event in Angola following a fatal attack on its team bus.

Two members of the Togo party and a driver were killed when the bus was fired upon in the northern Angolan region of Cabinda.