In only one year, Chief Ewume John, member of the Cameroon military, has been identified as a perpetrator of at least seven different acts of torture and other forms of ill-treatment on 11 men in different areas of the English-speaking Southwest Region of Cameroon. The Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa (CHRDA) and […]
Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk admitted that his side had considerable room for improvement despite opening their World Cup campaign with a 2-0 win over African champions Senegal on Monday. “We won but we also know that we can and must do better,” Van Dijk said after the Netherlands needed late goals from PSV Eindhoven […]
England made a scintillating start to their World Cup campaign as Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham inspired a 6-2 rout of outclassed Iran in Monday’s Group B opener in Doha. Saka and Bellingham were England’s driving forces with dynamic displays that underlined their emergence as two of the game’s brightest young stars. Bellingham, 19, shattered […]
Qatar’s first ever World Cup match ended in dismay for an overmatched team and with a place in unwanted soccer history. The controversy-laced tournament opened Sunday with Qatar getting outplayed and embarrassed in a 2-0 loss to Ecuador in front of 67,372 fans at Al Bayt Stadium. In 92 years of soccer’s biggest event, a […]
France’s hopes of successfully defending the World Cup were dealt a huge blow late on Saturday as Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema was ruled out of the tournament in Qatar with an injured left thigh. The 34-year-old Real Madrid striker had been struggling with the injury for some time and had played less than half […]
Equatorial Guinea went to the polls on Sunday, with President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo all-but certain of winning a record sixth term in a the West African country with next to no opposition. Obiang, aged 80, has been in power for more than 43 years — the longest tenure of any living head of state […]
For the FIFA World Cup that starts tomorrow November 20, 2022 in Doha, Qatar, Cameroon as a nation will not be represented only by the Indomitable Lions. 9 of its sons will defend the colours of other countries bringing the Cameroonian tally to 35 players in Qatar. The French team have three players, two of […]
FIFA president Gianni Infantino blasted the “hypocrisy” of Western critics of Qatar’s human rights record on Saturday, making a passionate defence of the World Cup in the Gulf state on the eve of the kick-off. The build-up to the tournament has been dominated by concerns over Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers, women and the LGBT […]
A former international footballer Rigobert Song, famous for his defending, played four World Cups for Cameroon in 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2010, respectively. He debuted against Mexico on September 22, 1993. Song had an illustrious career, playing for Liverpool, West Ham United in England, Lens in France and Galatasaray in Turkey. He retired in 2010 […]
The US Department of State has given Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman immunity from a lawsuit over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi despite Joe Biden’s earlier promise to hold the de facto ruler accountable for the crime. In a statement on Thursday, the US State Department announced that it “recognizes and allows the immunity.” […]
