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Cameroon Cup Final:

Frank Boya voted man of the match

Apejes midfielder, Frank Thierry Boya emerged the most valuated player of the 2016 Cameroon cup final after he scored the brace in their 2-0 victory over Bamboutous of Mbouda on Sunday October 30, 2016 at the YaoundeAmadouAhidjou Stadium. 

                Boya received a cash prize of FCFA 1 million during the traditional man of the match award ceremony that took place at the Fecafoot headquarters on Monday 31 October.

                Frank Boya tallied 55 points as against 21 points for his teammate, Nelson Moukeu. MagloireMoifo of Bamboutos came third with seven points. 

                The winners of the 2016 final Apejes received a cash prize of ten million CFA francs, while the losers Bamboutous bagged home five million CFA francs.

                Apejes was created five years ago and started participating in the elite 1 in 2013. The 2016 cup final was their first ever and has given them their first major trophy.

                UMS of Loum were the winners of the 2015 edition of the Cup of Cameroon.

Lionesses to play two friendlies against Tanzania

The indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon have schedule two friendly encounters against their Tanzanian counterparts as part of preparations for the Women’s AFCON that kicks-off on 19 November 2016 and runs until 03 December 2016 in Yaounde and Limbe.

                According to the programme, the Lionesses will play a back to back friendly against Tanzania on November 10 and 13 respectively.

In another friendly on Sunday, the lionesses beat Kenya 2-1 at the AmadouAhidjoStaduim.

                After a few days of relaxation, the girls have entered their eighth and final training camp ahead of the AFCON. Coach, EnowNgachu has called 24 players to camp among them three professionals, NganiAgathe, Nkada Agnes and Mbengono Catherine. They join other professionals who arrived in camp last week namely NjolleAlvine (FC Minsk, Belarose), Ada Jacquette (Besiktas, Turkey) and Ngono Mani Michelle, (Aurillac France).

                Seven other professionals are expected before the start of the continental football jamboree.

                The Lionesses are pooled in group A alongside Egypt, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Moukandjo confirmed as Lions’ Captain

Indomitable Lions’ Coach, Hugo Broos has officially named Benjamin Moukandjo as the captain of the national side. He made the disclosure at a press conference he granted on 1 November 2016 at the Fecafoot headquarters in Tsinga, Yaounde. Moukandjo replaces Stephan Mbia who lost the captain band for yet unknown reasons. 

                It is not however known why Hugo Broos chose Benjamin Moukandjo in preference to ChoupoMoting and Vincent Aboubakar, who were first and second assistant captains under Stephan Mbia.

It is feared that the decision by the Belgian may rekindle the ego wars that has been the bane of the lions for some time now.

                Hugo Broos used the occasion of the 2 November press conference to also publish the list of 23 players shortlisted for the game against the Chipolopo of Zambia on 12 November 2016 in the LimbeOmnisports stadium.

                The lions go to camp on Sunday, 6 November in preparation for the encounter. The list comprises 3 goalkeepers, 9 defenders, 4 midfielders and 7 attackers.

List of 23 players

Goalkeepers: OndoaFrabrice (FC Séville), Onana André (Ajax Amsterdam) and NdyAssembe (AS Nancy).

Defenders: NgadeuNgadjui Michel (Slavia Prague), Nkoulou Nicolas (Lyon), ChedjouAurélien (FC Galatasaray), OyongoBitolo (Impact Monréal), Nyom Allan (West Bromwich Albion), Fai Collins (Standard de Liège), Djettei Mohamed (Gymnastic Taragones), Bedimo Henri (Olympique Marseille) and TeikeuAdolphe (FC Sochaux)

Mid fielders: DjoumSuitchuin Giles Arnaud (FC Hearts, Ecosse), Mandjeck Georges (FC Metz), SianiSébastien (KV Oostende, Belgique) and SalliEdgard (FC Nuremberg)

Attackers: ChoupoMoting (FC Schalke 04), Aboubakar Vincent (FC Besiktas), Moukandjo Benjamin (FC Lorient), TokoEkambi Karl (FC Angers), Abang Anatole (FC Hubro, Danemark), NdipTambe (SpartakTrnava, Slovénie) and Nje Clinton (Olympique Marseille).

GeremiNjitap elected New SYNAFOC President

The former Cameroon international, Geremi Sorel Njitap has been elected as the new president of the National Syndicate of Cameroon Footballers (SYNAFOC). This was in an elective general assembly that took place on 3 November 2016 in Douala. GeremiNjitap takes over from David Mayebi (RIP) who was the founder president of the footballers syndicate.

                Njitap earned 116 caps with the lions in almost 15 years of a brilliant international career (1996 to 2010).

                He participated in 7 AFCON tournaments with the lions, emerging twice as African Champions in 2000 and 2002. Njitap also participated in three World Cup tourneys, in 1998, 2002 and 2010 respectively.         He won the Gold Medal in football in the 2000 Olympics in Australia.