The national football team of the Republic of Cameroon has gone on strike and has refused to travel for a friendly match against Algeria, saying they haven’t been paid the bonuses that have been promised to them by their national federation.

The Indomitable Lions said that they would not travel from Morocco to Algiers for The  match in the LG Cup Africa tournament due to the fact that their federation had not satisfied “the minimum requirements with respect to the players”.

The Algeria Football Federation is obviously distressed at the circumstances that led to the Cameroon player’s refusal to travel from Morocco to Algiers.

Denis Lavagne’s side had defeated the Lions of the Atlas on penalties to advance in the LG Cup Africa tournament over the weekend, and was due in Algeria for their Tuesday night match.

The story coming out of the camp according to the Cameroon news media is that the players have not been paid appearance money that was promised to them by their national federation.

The Algerian football federation was obviously forced to call off the match but not before defining the situation as “unacceptable and anti-sporting.”

Cameroon News – Presidency Looks into Strike

The presidency in Cameroon is all set to launch its own investigation into the pay dispute led to the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon having to cancel a friendly football match against Algeria.

Samuel Eto’o and Eyong Enoh had been due to appear before a Cameroon football federation disciplinary committee about a week ago to answer for their parts in the issue.

But plans to send a four-man delegation, together with former national team goalkeeper Joseph Antoine Bell, to Algeria to make an apology to the country’s football authorities and sports ministry have fallen through due to visa issues.

According to the Cameroon news media; PUMA announced that fashion designer and daughter of Jamaican reggae icon Bob Marley, Cedella Marley, will design the Jamaican Track and Field team’s Olympic, podium and ceremony outfits for the London Olympics in 2012.

The Cameroon – PUMA Association

The link between the Football Federation and Puma was initially formed in 1996. Over the following years, PUMA developed a football kit with sleeveless shirts. This latest football innovation raised money for biodiversity causes in Africa in collaboration with the United Nations Environmental Program, These kits were used by the football team as a third kit at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa with Ghana, Ivory Coast and Algeria.

Other than the national football team sponsorship, PUMA also sponsors individual players including captain and record goal scorer striker and captain of the indomitable lions, Samuel Eto’o, Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Stephane Mbia, Landry Nguemo and Mohammadou Idrissou.

According to the Cameroon news media; Iya Mohammed, President of the Football Federation said that PUMA is a key partner. He also went on to say that “PUMA understands implicitly what we want to achieve, and it is a privilege to work with a company with the same values and ambition. We look forward to working with them for many years to follow.”

Cameroon News – PUMA’s Commitment to Africa

Puma’s commitment to Africa extends beyond team and player partnerships. PUMA will carry on to supporting grass roots initiatives across the continent. Coinciding with this announcement, 10,000 durable footballs were delivered to Africa following a joint pledge in collaboration with Intersport earlier this year, a third of which will go to football projects in Cameroon.

In the latest Cameroon news, the world’s highest paid footballer, Samuel Eto’o, was unable to play against the Nzalang Nacional (Equatorial Guinea) during the friendly on Tuesday October 11 in Malabo due to injury.

International football player, Samuel Eto’o has been sidelined for the Guinea Equatorial v Cameroon friendly scheduled for Tuesday October 11 in Malabo, following an injury he picked up during the Indomitable Lions’ final African Cup of Nations qualifier against DR Congo in Kinshasa on Friday.

The-Indomitable-Lions, who failed to reach the finals of the 2012 Afcon, now look ahead to the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, which begin in eight months and the 2013 Afcon, but it is still unclear whether coach Javier Clemente will stay on in his position. The Football Federation has denied speaking with the former French coach Raymond Domenech as a potential replacement for the Spaniard.

Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik commits to Cameroon

In more football news, Rennes defender Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik has pledged his international allegiance to Cameroon.

The 22 year old football player, who was born in France, turned down a call-up to the French squad, Les Bleus’ U-21 side, last year as he sought after to qualifying for the country where both his parents were born. He said that he has chosen Cameroon and there will be no going back and that he has given his word to the Cameroonian Federation.

He stated that Laurent Blanc would not change the squad who qualified for UEFA EURO 2012. He continued saying that “in Cameroon there is a real desire to see me play in the green shirt, a desire I have never felt in France”.

About the the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon

The national football team, nicknamed Les Lions Indomptables or the Indomitable Lions, is run by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football and is Africa’s most successful side in FIFA world cup; having qualified for the FIFA World Cup six times, which happens to be more than any other African nation. The Cameroon football team was the first football team from Africa to reach the quarter-final of a World Cup tournament. The 1990 World Cup is remembered most of all for the emergence of African football and for the Indomitable Lions who stole the hearts of football fans around the globe with their enigmatic and artistic approach to football. Samuel Eto’o is the current captain of The Cameroon football team.

The Messis and the Ronaldos of the football world can eat their hearts out; according to reports in the Cameroon news media, as also sports journals the world over, Cameroonian international Samuel Eto’o has signed a deal with Russian soccer club Anzhi Makhachkala that will propel him to the top of the list of the world’s highest paid footballers.

A recent statement on the club’s website states that an agreement has been reached between Anzhi and Inter Milan — the club that Eto’o currently plays for — and that the terms have been worked over to amply suit all involved parties.

The superlative striker has been formally awarded a three-year contract after he successfully cleared a routine medical checkup.
Reports state that Eto’o stands to earn a net amount of €20 million (US $29 million) net per season, eclipsing the estimated €12 million that Real Madrid pays to Cristiano Ronaldo and pushing Lionel Messi’s €10.5 million annual purse at Barcelona to third place.

As Inter Milan’s contract with Eto’o hasn’t expired yet, Anzhi would also have to pay a transfer fees of nearly €27 million, a sum fixed after negotiations that lasted nearly a week.

Anzhi state that Eto’o will join the clun ASAP to prepare for the match against rival club FC Rostov.

The club is owned by billionaire oil magnate Suleiman Kerimov and is located in the southern Russian province of Dagestan.
For Eto’o, this opportunity means more than mere riches; after having been a part of a Champion League side on three occasions — twice at Barcelona and once at Inter — he’s getting a chance to build a possible success story in the cash-rich but still fledgling Russian League.

At 30, it seems that Eto’o is yet to reach his peak. He led the scoring tables for Inter by scoring 37 goals in all competitions last season, having eclipsed Milito as the club’s most prolific goal artist. He played a key role in Inter’s victorious Champions League in 2010, often putting team before self by accepting an attacking midfield or defensive role for erstwhile coach Jose Mourinho.

His stint at Inter, beginning in 2009, followed what had been a career-defining five year stint at Barcelona, which saw him being a part of the Champions League winning side on two occasions. Not only that, he scored in the final games on both instances, against Arsenal and Manchester United.

Anzhi boasts of another living legend in its ranks: its captain is 38-year-old former Brazilian team left-back Roberto Carlos, he of the phenomenal banana kick and rock solid defence.

That the Russian club could afford to spend on a heavy hitter like Eto’o should come as no surprise, as Forbes magazine’s latest list on the world’s wealthiest people places club owner Kerimov at the 118th position, tying with Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi.

A club spokesman commented, “He’s a good player so of course he costs good money. Of course it’s a very good deal for our club. Samuel is very well known all over the world.”

After achieving several milestones in a distinguished club-football career, Samuel Eto’o has once again given Cameroon football and his countrymen a lot to be proud about.
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Far Eastern University Pippo played without Noundou Cameroon, where he begins his 74th season in the University’s offer that opens on Sunday.

Noundou, FIRE 6’4 “presence in the paint, has an Achilles tendon and is likely to feel the rest of the season. Helped the Tamaraw to the Final Four of the recent V Pre-Season flight Filoil the tournament, but worsened injury during the team training.

The Tamaraw, but still look formidable, with the pair of highly rated Most Valuable Player of last year, RR Garcia and Romeo find offensive Terrence Morayta-based squad.

Other reliables in Coach Bert Flores’ deep roster include veterans Jens Knuttel, Aldrech Ramos, JR Cawaling, Mark Bringas and rookies Cris Tolomia and Russel Escoto.

Last season, the Tamaraws finished the eliminations with an impressive 12-2 mark. They beat the De La Salle Archers in the Final Four to make the finals, but lost to the Ateneo Blue Eagles, who annexed their third straight title.

Meanwhile, the opening ceremony of the 74th UAAP season kicks off with Olympic-style festivities on Saturday at the Marikina Sports Complex, shying away from it usual practice of holding the opening rites at the Big Dome.

Blue Eagles, who want to become just the third team in the Final Four was to capture four straight crowns, will start four-peat bid against the Adamson University to 03:00 Sunday at Araneta Coliseum.

Initially the team consisted of more than 30 players, but was reduced to 24 after training camp lasted a month. Botswana is expected to play their first match against Senegal on Tuesday when the aircraft is scheduled for June 25.

National team coach Ivor Greaves said it was important for them to win both games. “Each game is a knockout and it determines which position you are going to end,” he said. The tournament will feature four countries, hosts Cameroon, Senegal, Zambia and Botswana. Last year Botswana finished last after losing the first two games.

Greaves, however, said this year their main objective is to develop and grow Botswana rugby. He said the tournament would also serve as a launchpad for future international fixtures. “Most of the team members have never been away from home for very long and this 10-day trip will be good for them,” he said. Greaves said the trip would also help improve the players’ mental abilities, as they would be under pressure to win once there.

“We will use the trip to also explore what Cameroon has to offer because we believe this will help keep the payers mentally and physically active throughout their stay.” He said a good performance at the tournament would see their current world and continental rankings upgraded. He said doing well would also bode well for them in the future and would ultimately show that Botswana rugby was moving in the right direction.

The team nonetheless leaves without Eddie Ernest and Munya Mhonda who are down with injuries and work commitments. Greaves said they would have no choice but work with the players they have and utilise them to their best.

He said the team consists of new exciting front row players like Shatiso Ntibi from the Hogs club and Oarabile Chiche from BDF Cheetahs. Greaves said the team also has Tyron Warburton and Lesedi Keekae, both experienced players who have been in the team for a while.

“Warburton recently suffered from an injury but we expect him to be in good shape for the games,” he said. The team captain is Cheetahs’ Kabo Batsile with Bernie de Beer from Hogs as his assistant.

Greaves said the preparations continued until yesterday (Wednesday), went very well that the team was able to cover much ground in a short period of time. “We worked hard on the structures, because it is important to know the movement of the ball on the ground,” he said.

Little Package Director Frederick insists Ligue 1 leaders have not signed a deal for Marko Basa.

The French group is strongly linked with the defender of Lokomotiv Moscow, while trying to replace the Valencia-bound Adil Rami.

Basa is understood to have a €1.5million release clause in his contract, which Lille is keen to trigger.

They were reported to be interested in the Montenegro international last summer, but never made a move.

Paquet claims that remains the case at present, with no agreement having been thrashed out for the former Le Mans centre-half.

“No commitment has been made so far and no deal has been agreed with that player,” he said in L’Equipe.

Meanwhile, Lille has tied one of the defenders currently on their books down on a new long-term deal.

Cameroon international Aurelien Chedjou has put pen to paper on a four-year contract, keeping him at the club until at least 2015.

“This proves that the club believes in me and that we can continue to grow together,” Chedjou told the club’s official website.

“It is an honor for me and a source of great satisfaction. Now that the club has proven their confidence in me, it is up to me to keep performing on the pitch. My heart is with Lille. I will never forget the fact that they gave me my chance in the game.”

He added: “It is always important to know what kind of structure that the squad is going to have for the future. To see so many players extend their contracts means that we will be keeping the nucleus of a good squad.

“We’ve all known for some time, and that makes it much easier to work together.”

The cave is the Molyko stadium event will be considered the beginning and end. Foreign participation will be even more important than before: Athletics Kenya National recorded fifteen athletes. This will be the largest contingent from outside the borders of Cameroon.

In addition to many African countries, competitors from Europe, Asia and America have also taken their registration. It’s a total of nine hundred athletes including eight hundred Cameroonians who will launch an assault on the “Chariots of the Gods”, a mountain which rises to over 4000 meters.

Since it was renamed “Race of Hope” in 1995, competition has always been won by the Cameroonian originating from mountainous regions of the West. Joseph WIRB is the defending champion with a time of 4:36. In the women, Yvonne Ngwaya won the race last year 5h28mn.

She holds the last two editions. “I am driven to achieve a hat trick I know it will not be easy but I am determined,” said she. Sarah Etongue already retired and the late Timothy Lekunze is emblematic figures of this very popular traditional competition.

Apart from the race, economic and cultural attractiveness organized tourism, giving an appearance as the event. “The Ascent of Mount Cameroon is the highlight of our Federation. To your success, as a kind of a big outdoor party,” says Sebastian Mboussa, president of athletics in Cameroon.

Cameroon before lifting the morale of the Nations Cup next month with Senegal beating Macedonia 1-0.

The Indomitable Lions triumphed thanks to Skopje on Wednesday to replace the 75-minute Matthew Mbuta.

Javier Clemente’s side could take the lead after 10 minutes when a header from Sebastian Bassong hit the bar.

Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto’o caused the Macedonians trouble for long spells but it was Mbuta, who plays in the United States, who eventually broke the deadlock.

The Cameroonians, who trail Senegal by two points in Group E of 2012 Nations Cup qualifying, travel to Dakar in March for a critical tie.

Meanwhile, Group A leaders Cape Verde continued their good run of form when beating Burkina Faso 1-0 in Portugal.

Heldon Ramos netted just after the hourmark for a team that currently lead their Nations Cup qualifying group ahead of Mali.

Elsewhere, Botswana continued preparations in their bid to reach maiden Nations Cup finals when drawing 1-1 in Mozambique.

The Zebras took a first-half lead through Moemedi Moatlhaping but Miro’s 55th minute goal cancelled that out.

Botswana currently leads Group K of qualifying by six points, and a win away to Chad next month would be enough to qualify them for their first Nations Cup.

Tanzania also expects to host the Nations Cup a young rare, and heated the home game next month with the leaders in Group D of the Central African Republic in the performance of Palestine. In Dar es Salaam, the home team won 1-0 with 61 minutes of the strike Mrisho SNG.

Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu, in one of his regular visit to Cameroon yesterday, made a brief but symbolic visit to the country’s built Yaounde sports complex versatile for evaluating Chinese expertise presented in the construction of facilities sports.

Less of a break of 30 minutes in a quiet complex Warda gave visiting Chinese official to obtain up to date with what their country and their countrymen have put in place to subscribe to what many have described the mutual and fruitful 40 years of Sino-Cameroon.

Though brief, Mr Hui Liangyu and his delegation watched with visible satisfaction a projection of the different steps of the construction of the sports complex. With flags of Cameroon and China floating in and around the edifice, the guests were also thrilled by a two-phase choreographic display comprising a ballet and Cameroon dance.

From within the complex where the band of the Higher Institute of Youth and Sports (INJS) sang songs of praise, hailing the bilateral cooperation, to the courtyard where dance groups gesticulated untiringly, the visit to the sports complex was a veritable testimony that Cameroon-China relations are yielding desired dividends.

And the architectural 5,200-capacity sports complex, described variously as a jewel of rare quality worth some FCFA14 billion constructed by over a thousand technicians from Cameroon and China and inaugurated in June 2009 by President Paul Biya definitely deserved a visit from the Chinese guest.

It was indeed an honour for the Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Michel Zoah, alongside Cameroon’s Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Jean Nkuete, to welcome Hui Liangyu and his delegation to the building.

The complex that holds a large running space for athletes, conference halls and powerful sound, lighting systems and press cabins is now a must-visit place in Cameroon.

Cameroon is not only now receiving national and international competitions, both individual and team sports, but also hosts cultural events such as concerts, festivals and other public events.

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