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Cameroon players holding Marc Vivien Foé picture during an international match On 26 June 2003 , Cameroon played Colombia in the semi-final of the Confederations Cup at the Gerland Stadium in Lyon. The “Lions Indomptables” were on the verge of victory when midfielder Marc-Vivien Foé collapsed on the pitch. Former Cameroonian international football star Roger Milla looks back over that sad day. We were nearing the end of the game and leading one goal to zero. Cameroon was about to reach the final of the Confederations Cup, so there was great excitement. There were less than 20 minutes left in the game against Colombia. Since I was part of the delegation, I was obviously there, sitting in the stands. I was sitting next to a Cameroonian minister who had also made the trip, whose name I have forgotten. These are distant and painful memories. Talking about them brings tears to my eyes. When I saw Marc-Vivien Foé fall, I immediately thought that he had simply been injured. He

Photo courtesy Janny Sikazwe, the referee at the centre of the Africa Cup of Nations controversy, was taken to hospital after suffering from heatstroke and dehydration during the game between Tunisia and Mali. Essam Abdel-Fatah, who is the head of referees at AFCON, confirmed to Egyptian media that Sikazwe had suffered from heatstroke and ‘severe dehydration’ during the match and was subsequently taken to hospital in Limbe, Cameroon. "It caused him to lose time in the 80th minute, and he ended the match in the 85th minute. He returned after directions from the assistant staff and then returned to finish the match in the 89th minute. When the crisis occurred and the objections and control were lost in the match, the fourth referee was the one who was going to complete the match [instead of Sikazwe], but one of the two teams refused,"  Abdel-Fatah told MBC members of Tunisia's coaching staff complain to Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe after the final w

Jul 21, 2021 Lionel Messi has won a staggering 222 Man of the Match awards in LaLiga since 2009/10 Lionel Messi has won a staggering 222 Man of the Match awards in LaLiga since 2009/10 /  Every top club in Europe has that one player who is a bonafide superstar and one who can change the course of the game in a second. There are a number of great players currently plying their trade for big European giants, though a few stand out among others. Here, we take a look at those players who have won the most Man of the Match awards in their respective leagues since 2009/10. 1. Lionel Messi - LaLiga - 222 Lionel Messi There are no more superlatives left to describe the genius that is Lionel Messi and the record six-time Ballon d'Or award winner regularly shows why he deserves to be called the greatest of all-time by winning a staggering 222 Man of the Match awards in LaLiga during the period. The 34-year-old is only getting better with age and it will be interesting to see how

In an exclusive interview with a popular sports website GOAL the Cameroon No.1 reveals how deeply he was affected by his nine-month suspension, and how he got through it Sometimes, seemingly insignificant decisions can change the course of a person's life. Having got ill in October last year, Andre Onana looked in his cabinet to find something to ease his discomfort. In a hurry he took his wifes medicine which led to his woes that made him get a 12 month ban from Uefa that was later reduced to 9 after an appeal. That was of little consolation to Onana, who was left devastated by being ostracised from the game he loves. "I am a human being who was away from my friends, family and football. This time in my life has been dark and tough," Onana admits in an exclusive interview with. "I want to say, with these things, the young guys need to be careful as it can happen to anyone. They need to pay attention because sh*t happens in life. "When it

Arsenal football club has stripped off Pierre Emeric Aubameyang off the captainacy role.In a club statement in its official website all but confirmed the news. "Following his latest disciplinary breach last week, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will no longer be our club captain, and will not be considered for selection for Wednesday's match against West Ham United. We expect all our players, particularly our captain, to work to the rules and standards we have all set and agreed".  The statement read. Aubameyang becomes the second player to be stripped off the field captain leadership after Granit Xhaka was also stripped off the role recently.

Following a decision on a re-draw of the UCL knockout stage, Europe's soccer body UEFA has released the following statement on why the draw will be redone. "Following a technical problem with the software of an external service provider that instructs the officials as to which teams are eligible to play each other, a material error occurred in the draw for the UEFA Champions League Round of 16. As a result of this, the draw has been declared void and will be entirely redone at 15.00 CET today, Monday 13 December 2021. The draw will be streamed live on uefa.com. We apologise for the inconvenience this may have caused". The statement read.

Manchester United board has decided to fire Ole Gunnar  after a five hour emergency internal talk after Saturdays' afternoon match  It is confirmed that a mutual agreement to part ways was considered. This comes after a serious of poor performance from the side the latest being a 4-1 hammering away at Watford.     Under fire Ole Gunnar  Manchester united are and Ole are working on "paperworks" for mutual agreement and once finished official announcement will be made. Once Joel Glazer approves the decision, it will be confirmed and announced by Man United