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According to some statistics, 15,000 young football players leave Africa every year for European clubs, with many ending up in Maghreb countries. This illegal influx by minors inevitably results in abuses as young players do not have social protection or any well-defined work contracts.

In a bid to curb the situation, the National Civic Service Agency for Participation in Development, NCSAPD, on April 15, 2015, in Yaounde, signed partnership deals with ‘Foot Solidaire’ and its patron, ‘France Volontaires.’ NCSAPD General Manager, Taossi, decried the abuses common in the signing of youth footballers’ contracts, saying the quest for jobs has led many young players to embark on illegal immigration.

He explained that a number of football academies in the country will be selected and given training in civic education and sensitised against illegal immigration. Similarly, young people who have failed in their football dreams will be redirected to government economic programmes for possible absorption. “You can overlook everything, except youth problems,” Taossi warned. He said his expectations were to see youth football talents developed on-the-spot in Cameroon until they mature before going international.

Cheik Diallo, the Country Representative of ‘France Volontaires’, restated NCSAPD’s ability to carry out the training, adding that it was all about working out action plans to safeguard the future of young footballers. Jean-Claude Mbvoumin, a former national football team age group player and founder of ‘Foot Solidaire,’ spoke of his association’s international experience in protecting unsuspecting young African football players.

In 2014, Cameroonian soccer player Albert Ebosse was beaten to death in a locker room after match in Algeria(A Maghreb Country). Algeria’s official account of Albert Ebosse’s death had come into question after an independent Cameroonian pathologist released findings later that year  that disputed the government’s claim that the 24-year-old soccer player had died after being hit with a projectile.

Mr Taossi warned that ‘Foot Solidaire’s role was not to serve as football transfer agent, but to help train youth to respect themselves, others and be patriotic. “Football is already a big industry in Cameroon. We are fighting human trafficking by offering young footballers opportunities to remain in the country until they mature before going international,” Mbvoumin pointed out.

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Elangwe Pauline

18.Apr.2016

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Samuel Eto'o scored a scandalous goal with his hand on Saturday as his side MP Antalyaspor beat Galatasaray 4-2.

The Cameroonian striker opened the scoring in controversial circumstances in the 15th minute, as a cross from Jean Makoun found him at the back post.

Yet, with the ball slightly too far away from him to head it, Eto'o instead reached out his left arm to stop the ball - Maradona-style, before heading it into the empty net, in one fluid movement.

The action was subtle enough for neither the referee or his assistants to notice, and the ex-Barcelona forward's goal stood despite the incessant protests from the Galatasaray players.

This was by no means Eto'o's only significant action in the match, as he went on to score again, this time completely legally, and provide an assist for teammate Emrah Bassan, in an exciting encounter.

The victory leaves Antalyaspor in 11th place in the Super Lig, while Galatasaray lie five points above them in 8th.

Eto'o, meanwhile, moves on to 19 league goals for the season, trailing Mario Gomez by three, in the race to become the league's top goalscorer.

Marca Sports

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Elangwe Pauline

17.Apr.2016

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51 trainees completed a training course supervised by the national technical direction of the Cameroon Tennis Federation last Friday in Yaounde.

Under the coordination of its national technical direction , Cameroon Tennis Federation organized a training course for coaches to help enable them to initiate and train young people in the sports field of Tennis .

The three day course took place at the Sports Complex of the Presidential Guard in Obili neighborhood of Yaounde. The training coure ended with the 51 trainees from all regions of Cameroon all receiving training completion certificates from the national technical director, Emmanuel Matiafa Tantoh.

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Ben Ashu Tanyi

14.Apr.2016

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Former coach of the Super Eagles, Sunday Oliseh has been appointed into the FIFA Technical Department.

Oliseh was coach of the Super Eagles before he resigned in February citing contract violations, unpaid wages and benefits to players and assistant coaches.

The former Juventus midfielder who resides in Belgium took to his Twitter to revealed that he has been appointed into the FIFA Technical Department whose next mission is the football event of the 2016 Rio Olympics.  

“Honoured To Be Appointed Into the "new look" FIFA Technical Department.Next mission; The 2016 Rio Olympics Football,” he wrote on Twitter.

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Elangwe Pauline

12.Apr.2016

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