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2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying round up

Cape Verde held on against Cameroon to make their first Africa Cup of Nations as Ethiopia qualified for the first time in 30 years. Star striker Samuel Eto’o may have been back in the side but Cameroon still failed to … read more »

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Tiny Cape Verde oust Cameroon

The tiny Cape Verde Islands eliminated former World Cup quarterfinalists Cameroon on Sunday to win a place at the African Nations Cup soccer finals for the first time despite losing 2-1 in the second leg of their final-round qualifier. A … read more »

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Samuel Eto’o's return to the Cameroon national team

Samuel Eto’o’s return to the Cameroon national soccer team was confirmed on Tuesday when the midfielder was named in a revamped squad for the decisive African Nations Cup qualifier against the Cape Verde Islands. Eto’o had refused to play in … read more »

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2012/13 Europa League round-up

EUROPEAN HEAVYWEIGHTS LIVERPOOL and Inter Milan qualified for the Europa League group stage after coming through their respective play-off ties on Thursday. Luis Suarez’s goal sent Liverpool into the knock-out phase with a 1-1 draw against Scottish Premier League side … read more »

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Cameroon friendly with Egypt cancelled over security concerns

Cameroon were forced to cancel a friendly that was due to take place in Alexandria against Egypt earlier this week. Security problems were cited as the reason for the cancellation of the match, with Egypt’s Premier League still yet to … read more »

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Cameroon suspend French coach Lavagne after defeat

Cameroon’s sports minister has suspended French coach Denis Lavagne less than a year after he took the helm of the national team following an embarrassing defeat to lowly-ranked Cape Verde, Cameroon’s state television said on Thursday. Cameroon, four-times winners of … read more »

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2013 Nations Cup: Beat Nigeria and get dollars, Says Liberia President

LIBERIA President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has promised a game bonus of United States dollars (about N24M) for a win against Nigeria in today’s Africa Cup of Nations qualification match. In a radio broadcast to the country on Thursday evening, President Johnson-Sirleaf … read more »

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2013 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers Live Results

In Summary Result: Zambia 1-0 Uganda Result: CAR 1-0 Burkina Faso Result: Gabon 1-1 Togo Result: Ghana 2-0 Malawi Result: Sierra Leone 2-2 Tunisia Result: Sudan 5-3 Ethiopia Result: Mali 3-0 Botswana Result: Cape Verde 2-0 Cameroon Result: Ivory Coast … read more »

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CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2013 qualifying fixtures

The clash between Ivory Coast and Senegal headlines a bumper weekend of 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, while Zambia kick off the defence of their title at home against Uganda. Ivory Coast have entered the last four installments of … read more »

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2013 African Cup of Nations qualifiers: Cameroon and Nigeria seeking to restore battered reputations

Cameroon and Nigeria lead the list of African heavyweights seeking to restore battered reputations and move closer to sealing berths at next year’s African Nations Cup in the final round of qualifiers. Both countries missed out on the last finals … read more »

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Coach wants Eto’o removed as Cameroon captain

Cameroon coach Denis Lavagne wants Samuel Eto’o removed as captain when he returns from suspension later this year. Eto’o was given an eight-month ban for leading a strike last November when Cameroon refused to play a friendly in Algeria because … read more »

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Samuel Eto’o blames bad Russian pitches for goal drought

Russian big spenders Anzhi Makhachkala’s star Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o has blamed the poor state of the country’s pitches for a goal drought that has seen him fail to score in the last five games. Eto’o, who signed for Anzhi … read more »

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Cameroon slash Eto’o ban

Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o has had a 15-match ban reduced to eight months, meaning the former African Footballer of the Year will miss just four competitive matches before August. The decision was taken in the early hours of Saturday following a … read more »

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Cameroon President rescues Eto’o

Cameroon Prime Minister Philemon Yang met the chief of the Cameroon Football Association (FA) Iya Mohamed last Friday, asking him to settle the saga of Samuel Eto’o, who has been hit with a 15-match ban for inciting his teammates to … read more »

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Samuel Eto’o's wife captured on camera sunbathing topless

All images courtesy of M24Degital   Georgette, wife of the highest-paid soccer player in the world, Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o, was photographed sunbathing topless on the edge of a pool. Source: M24Degital Related articles Cameroon banned captain Eto’o for 15 matches … read more »

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Eto’o ban causes consternation in soccer-mad Cameroon

Cameroon’s government is monitoring the situation after the decision by the country’s football federation to suspend captain Samuel Eto’o for 15 matches. The punishment, handed down on Friday after the federation said Eto’o had persuaded team mates not to travel … read more »

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Cameroon banned captain Eto’o for 15 matches

Cameroon banned skipper Samuel Eto’o for 15 matches on Friday and vice-captain Eyong Enoh for two games after they persuaded team mates not to travel to Algeria for a friendly last month. “Samuel Eto’o, in his role as captain, incited … read more »

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Eto’o scores again for new club Anzhi

Samuel Eto’o scored his second goal in two matches in Russia after acknowledging he knew little about his new club Anzhi Makhachkala before a record-breaking move to the volatile North Caucasus region. Nearly 10,000 fans filled the crumbling Dynamo stadium … read more »

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Eto’o saves day for Anzhi on Russian debut

Anzhi Makhachkala debutant Samuel Eto’o saved the day for his new club by scoring an equaliser to rescue a 1-1 draw at Rostov in the Russian Premier League on Saturday. The 30-year-old came on as a substitute in the 57th … read more »

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Samuel Eto’o wins record fourth African Player of the year award

Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o has become the first man to be named African Player of the Year for a fourth time. The striker, 29, enjoyed little success with his country in 2010 but helped his club Inter Milan become European and … read more »

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Rafael Benítez issues ultimatum to Inter after Club World Cup win

Rafael Benítez issued what amounted to an ultimatum after Internazionale’s 3-0 win over African champions TP Mazembe in the final of the Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi, telling his bosses to strengthen the squad if they wanted to keep … read more »

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