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Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Cameroon Training - Al Sailiya SC Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar - December 1, 2022 Cameroon coach Rigobert Song speaks to the players during training REUTERS/Alberto Lingria

Song Eyes Fairytale Win For Cameroon in Brazil 'Scorcher'

Cameroon's coach Rigobert Song is expecting an "absolute scorcher" of a game against Brazil on Friday, a match he believes his victory-starved side is capable of winning having beaten the five-times…

01 December 2022

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group G - Cameroon v Serbia - Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar - November 28, 2022 Cameroon's Vincent Aboubakar scores their second goal REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Aboubakar Rescues Cameroon in Comeback Draw With Serbia

Cameroon's Vincent Aboubakar came off the bench to rescue his side by scoring one superb goal and creating another as they fought back to draw 3-3 with Serbia on Monday, a result that kept both sides…

28 November 2022

Switzerland's Breel Embolo holds his hands up after scoring during the World Cup group G soccer match between Switzerland and Cameroon, at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar,Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Embolo Scores, Doesn’t Celebrate As Swiss Win At World Cup

Born in Cameroon but playing for Switzerland, of course, Breel Embolo would score when those two countries met at the World Cup. Embolo promised he wouldn’t celebrate if he scored for the Swiss…

AP 24 November 2022

Thomas Libiih, former global player, winner of CAN 1998 and winning coach of CAN U17 2019. Via Getty Images

One of Italia '90's Indomitable Lions, Thomas Libiih, Recalls His World Cup Memories

The African teams qualified for the 2022 World Cup are preparing to enter the arena of matches, hoping to pull off a surprise this time, because the conditions will be favorable. In addition to the…

Sarah Gamal 18 November 2022

Edouard Mendy: From a Zero to the Best Goalkeeper in the World

Edouard Mendy’s winning the FIFA Best Goalkeeper award for 2021 was not an accident, but rather it was the culmination of years of struggle and diligence. The career of the first goalkeeper of the…

Majalla 28 January 2022

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