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Cameroon in sackcloth after Confederations Cup's nightmare
Imagine Cameroon on June 26 after beating Germany to qualify for the semi-finals...Marc-Vivien Foe!
That's nothing else but the image of broken dreams .
Cameroon and their fans have entered the second day of morning following their 3-1 defeat by the all-powerful young German team at the ongoing 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.
The Lions failed on Sunday to qualify for the semi-finals.
That defeat was not an ordinary tale, but a finger that pulled the trigger of tears in Cameroon.
Victory on Sunday would have comforted the lions who wanted to give a triumphant honour to their senior teammate who collapsed on the pitch and died during the 2003 Confederations Cup.
Marc-Vivien Foe, whose 14th anniversary clocked today June 26, collapsed on the field during a match against Colombia.
In spite of this huge lost, Cameroon didn't bring the trophy home, as they were beaten by the merciless French team, which was never willing to sympathise with the broken boys.
And worse still, the same Colombia were merciless with Cameroon during their international friendly on June 13, 2017 in Spain. They beat the Lions 4-0.
But the boys of Hugo Broos appeared to be dreaming bigger, hoping to trample on so-called young and inexperienced German squad as well as Australia and Chile.
But then it was rather hallucinatory. The Lions left Russia without a win and just two goals.
A win over Germany would have attracted the same drama which they acted recently in Gabon after beating Egypt to win the trophy.
They had displayed jerseys in honour of Foe, with the inscription "Champions" , bearing the number "17", Foe's.
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