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Samuel Eto'o Fils 34, is set to leave Sampdoria in Italy and sign with a Turkish club, Cameroon Concord has learnt. The four times African golden ball winner will engage with Antalyaspor with which he has reportedly reached an agreement in principle according to the club's statement.

"Samuel Eto'o and Antalyaspor have in principle reached an agreement". Accompanied by the president and members of the Board, the attacker has arrived Turkey from Italy, the club statement added. The former captain of the Indomitable Lions will therefore leave Sampdoria this summer where he scored two important goals in nearly 18 games in Serie A.

So, after Spain (Real Madrid, Mallorca and Barcelona), Italy (Inter and Sampdoria), Russia (Anzi), England (Everton, Chelsea), Samuel Eto'o globetrotting continues and he will now sample the delights of the Turkish Super league.

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25.Jun.2015

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He is visiting Cameroon not as a footballer but  a Salvation seeker under the auspices of popular Gospel promoter Apostle John Chi in Buea the South West Rgion.

In an interview with CRTV’s Joyce Kimbi Fowajuh, the footballer star who is now a believer in Christ, express his gratitude for some significant changes he has envisaged together with his family since the day he came in touch with Apostle John Chi, the man he considers as his spiritual father.

To him, it is an indelible encounter which is bound for posterity even after having departed from Cameroonian soil.

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Ngwa Bertrand

24.Jun.2015

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The Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon have returned to the country yesterday Tuesday 23rd June 2015 after a commendable show at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada.

The girls of Enow Ngatchu  arrived Cameroon at 7 p.m. with a delegation of football officials led by the Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Adoum Garoua.

The Lionesses were received by the Minister of Women Empowerment and the Family, Marie Therese Abena Ondoua accompanied by some former football players and officials.

Fans on their part came out in numbers with messages of love and encouragement to the Lionesses and their Head Coach, Enow Ngatchu. The euphoria was glaring in songs and dances.

The fans who came with groups exhibiting dances from the different regions of the country did not wait  a minute but force their way through to the girls either for an authograph or a photo.

Friends and family members expressed love with bouquet of flowers, hugs and smiles.

The loudness of the songs and shouts could speak of the  girls' brilliance during the 2015 FIFA's Women World Cup in Canada.

Some streets of Yaounde were flooded with curious fans who stood for hours waiting for the arrival of Enow Ngatchu's gilrs; it was quite a heroic moment with the Lionesses who smiled at every insatnce.

It is worth noting that the collapse of female football clubs in the country years back greatly played adversely on the image of female football.

This reduced female football to an extent that Cameroonians felt it was non-existent and concentrated more on the male category but got disappointed with the Lions’ debacle at the 2010 and 2014 performances in South Africa and Brazil respectively.

Perception of female football in Cameroon greatly changed with the recent performance staged by Enow Ngatchu’s girls in Canada.

This highly rekindled the passion Cameroonians have for football causing some to think their performance in Canada is better than what the Lions did in South Africa and Brazil.

Many think the government should concentrate more on female football by putting in place training grounds, reinstating female football leagues and encouraging the female folk.

A good number of fans on their part have availed themselves with the female Jerseys and related gadgets while others discuss the capacity of the girls, like Ngono Mani, Onguene, Enganamouit and the list goes on.

The Lionesses return with honour after reaching the 8th finals at the ongoing World Cup in Canada, a record that no African football team has created in the Women’s World Cup history.

During their first round matches, the Lionesses thrashed Ecuador 6-0 in their first match and in their second match they battled with Japan but bowed out in a 2-1 defeat.

In their third and last first round game, the girls defeated Switzerland 2-1 to secure a position in the second round but it did not work out well as the Lionesses were eliminated in their first second round game by the Chinese girls.

After putting up a good fight in the 2015 FIFA Women’s Cup in Canada, fans have come to love female football in the country and hope the government encourages it at a time Cameroon is preparing to host the 2016 Africa Nations Cup in the female category.

Source:CRTV

Photo credit: Cameroon Tribune

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24.Jun.2015

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The Cameroonian Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, announced on Sunday his candidacy for the vice-presidency of the International Association of Athletics Federations, IAAF.

Colonel Kalbaba who on March 2015 in Addis Ababa renewed his mandate at the head of the African Athletics Federation (CAA) for another 4 years term told local media of his intention "to be appointed to fill the three vacancies" at the conference of IAAF scheduled for August in China.

Aged 65, Hamad Kalkaba Malboum is also the president of the National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSC) in Cameroon.

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Ngwa Bertrand

22.Jun.2015

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