Nkemayang Paul Versus Ndi Ndi and Sone Bayen

 Is Franklin Sone Bayen on the run?
-Who is violating court’s injunction on pre-judicial comments?
By Esan Ekoninyam Besong-Awu in Yaounde

Sone Bayern

Many journalists, especially those of English expression have had a sour taste in their mouths, frowning at The Times Journal for claiming last month that Franklin Sone Bayen is on the run, evading justice over the World Press Freedom Day donations scandal. The story in the Journal of Monday 18 August 2014 was titled, “Wanted: Franklin Sone Bayern on the run”.
    Considered by many journalists and lawyers as a violation of an injunction by the trial judge against pre-judicial comments, the article claims Bayen is on the run simply because he had not appeared in court on the first two hearings. The Times Journal story also appears to have broken a “truce” observed by journalists.
    Seeing the swell of comments in newspapers, on the CAMASEJ mailing forum and in social media especially Facebook, most of them highly critical of Nkemayang for taking a purely press matter to court, the trial judge, Magistrate Esther Ayuk ruled on 6 August when the matter came up for the second time that any further comments on the matter may be prosecuted as pre-judicial comment.

These trigger-happy White American police

The Fire This time - Again!
By Tazoacha Asonganyi, Maryland, USA
Those who guess that the title of this essay is inspired by James Baldwin’s book, The Fire Next Time, have guessed correctly. The Fire Next Time is a book of two essays, one of which treats the race issues that Baldwin and other African Americans face(d) in the USA, and the second discusses the flight of African Americans from the problems they face in American society into religion, where they see answers to their problems through an abstract, metaphysical and idealistic lens, and use the Bible or the Koran to explain their fate and assuage their feelings and sorrows.
    I got to buy and read the book in 1976 when I joined the community group that was running a common initiative group called “Head Start Books & Crafts” at West Green Road, North London (UK). It had a Books and Crafts shop that sold mainly books on the struggles of African peoples all over the world (The continent, The USA, The Caribbean, Brazil, etc), and African crafts. They also had a community centre where they had educational talks and classes for African children and adults. The place was run by very militant “African Nationalists” that gave “alternative” education to “African” children as a sign of withdrawal from what they called “the Whiteman’s” education that should be avoided because they considered it to be a trap for Africans whom they said are trained to want what they do not need, and at the end, are not sure that everything they push around as theirs, is theirs.

Eto’o, Makoun quit indomitable lions for good

Four-time African player of the year, Samuel Eto’o Fils and Jean II Makoun have confirmed they have come to the end of their international careers. Eto’o and Makoun made the announcements separately after they failed to be shortlisted into the 25-man Cameroon squad for the AFCON qualifiers against DR Congo and Cote d’Ivoire on 6 September and 10 September in Kinshasa and Yaounde respectively. Eto’o was also stripped of the captain band of the indomitable lions. Eleven other players who were part of Cameroon’s Brail World Cup squad were also shown the door.
     “I inform you that I am ending my international career… Thank you to all Africans, and to all my fans world-wide for your unconditional support,” Eto’o, 33, announced on his Twitter account.
    Eto’o, who on Tuesday signed a two year contract with English Premier League side Everton, played just one match – a 1-0 defeat to Mexico – in his fourth World Cup campaign (1998, 2002, 2010, 2014). Capped 116 times, he won two Africa Cup of Nations titles in 2000 and 2002. He is also the all-time leading scorer of the AFCON with 18 goals. He also keeps the record as indomitable lions’ top scorer with 56 goals. Perhaps his biggest achievement with the lions was the Olympic Gold Medal they won in Sydney, Australia in 2000.

Ebosse’s Remains arrive in D’la

The remains of late Ebosse, Cameroon footballer who died in Algeria arrived at the Douala international airport on Friday.
    On the ground to welcome the late striker was the Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Adoum Garoua and Fecafoot Normalisation Committee President, Prof. Joseph Owona among other dignities. Players and officials of JS Kabiyle accompanied the corpse to Cameroon.

Joel Matip turns down call-up

Joel Matip, centre back who plays for Schalke 04 has declined Cameroon’s invitation for the Nations Cup qualifier matches.
    Cameroon plays DR Congo on September 6 in Lubumbashi and four days later, Ivory Coast in Yaounde.
    A statement from the Cameroon FA says, “Due to unforeseen and personal reasons Mr. Joel Matip has communicated to our federation his unavailability for the 2015 AFCON Morocco two upcoming qualifying games”.

Song Bahanag sacked as Lions manager

Rigobert Song

Rigobert Song Bahanag has been sacked as the Team Manager of the senior national team and replaced with Alphonse Marie Tchami Djomaha.
    The federation announced the change. Song was appointed some years ago by teh federation under the Iya Mohammed era as a buffer to Eto’o Fils influence.
    Song’s sack comes barely a week after the Sports Minister overhauled the technical bench, appointing assistant coaches and a new captain and assistant captains. Song and coach Finke were not replaced.
    There were agitations in some quarters asking for Song’s sack. Many opined he was an actor in Cameroon’s Brazil World Cup debacle.

Eto’o, Makoun quit indomitable lions for good

Four-time African player of the year, Samuel Eto’o Fils and Jean II Makoun have confirmed they have come to the end of their international careers. Eto’o and Makoun made the announcements separately after they failed to be shortlisted into the 25-man Cameroon squad for the AFCON qualifiers against DR Congo and Cote d’Ivoire on 6 September and 10 September in Kinshasa and Yaounde respectively. Eto’o was also stripped of the captain band of the indomitable lions. Eleven other players who were part of Cameroon’s Brail World Cup squad were also shown the door.
     “I inform you that I am ending my international career… Thank you to all Africans, and to all my fans world-wide for your unconditional support,” Eto’o, 33, announced on his Twitter account.
    Eto’o, who on Tuesday signed a two year contract with English Premier League side Everton, played just one match – a 1-0 defeat to Mexico – in his fourth World Cup campaign (1998, 2002, 2010, 2014). Capped 116 times, he won two Africa Cup of Nations titles in 2000 and 2002. He is also the all-time leading scorer of the AFCON with 18 goals. He also keeps the record as indomitable lions’ top scorer with 56 goals. Perhaps his biggest achievement with the lions was the Olympic Gold Medal they won in Sydney, Australia in 2000.