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AFCON2021: End Of Road For The Lions

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Indomitable Lions. The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon have been eliminated from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. The host were eliminated in a post penalty shootout against the Pharaohs of Egypt, which ended 1-3 in favor of Egypt. The Lions dominated throughout the over 130 minutes of play, but failed to score even a single goal to guarantee a place in the final. According to team captain, Vincent Aboubakar, selfishness is what caused their defeat.  Many Cameroonians and diehard fans felt disappointed after their team lost to Egypt in the semi finals at the Olembe stadium. As wild and uncontrollable messages are infiltrating into social media platforms, the situation was not different in Bamenda. Some fans in Bamenda leaving a drinking spot in frustration, after the defeat. Some fans even Bamenda took to the streets, blaming some players for not scoring penalties. Though defeated at this stage, The Indomitable Lions have had a brilliant performance in the AFCON. They are ending with ...

CAF President Order For Investigations, Move Matches Out Of Olembe Stadium

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  Promo Info. CAF president, Patrice Motsepe The president of the Confederation of African Football, CAF has moved all matches that were supposed to take place at the Olembe stadium over the weekend. Dr Patrice Motsepe was speaking Tuesday 25 January during a press conference in Yaounde, after a stampede occurred at the stadium. "There's zero tolerance on circumstances that could result to people being injured or losing their lives, we have to take emergency now," Patrice Motsepe said, adding that he has called the Local Organizing Committee meeting tomorrow According to the CAF boss, all matches that were programmed at the Stadium will instead hold at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, over the weekend. He said this is because serious investigations have been launched to see what actually transpired at the stadium. "The Local Organizing Committee is responsible for the safety and security of the people, but we are partners," CAF president said He added that the invest...

AFCON2021: Aboubakar's Brace Put Lions Ahead

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  Vincent Aboubakar, Indomitable Lion's team captain after scoring a penalty. Host Cameroon came from behind with two penalties in the space of eight minutes at the end of the first half to beat Burkina Faso 2-1 in the opening game of the Africa Cup of Nations Captain Vincent Aboubakar scored both penalties, calmly slotting the first to the right side of the goal and the second to the left to complete a comeback that left home fans sighing with relief. Cameroon had endured a three-year delay to host the tournament after being stripped of the 2019 edition and then seeing their 2021 ambitions delayed a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Gustavo Sangare caused his team, Burkina Faso to lead in the 24th minute with an opening goal at Olembe Stadium in Yaounde. Sangare scored after Burkina Faso had seen a header cleared off the line and then hit the crossbar in the same move. But the visitors lost the lead with two reckless pieces of defending at the end of the first half. Aston ...