The Zambian referee claimed on Wednesday he could have died of heatstroke if the match had gone on any longer.
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Eto’o, who is now president of Cameroon’s Football Federation, made the comment to his team in a video published on social media.
NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi confirmed this Tuesday, saying: “We have received the technical report on the AFCON 2021 and we are presently studying it, in conjunction with the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development. Once the study and appraisal are done with, we will make known our position”.
The 32-year-old former Gunners captain arrived in Spain on Monday morning, sparking rumours of a loan move to the La Liga side although confusion reigned as no agreement had been reached.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has lifted the suspension of the stadium following the incident prior to Cameroon’s last-16 victory over Comoros last Monday (January 24).
The Carthage Eagles were beaten 1-0 on Saturday by a Burkina Faso side who are 30 places below the North Africans in the world rankings.
Ex-Bristol City forward Famara Diedhiou put Senegal ahead with a first-time strike following Sadio Mane’s pass.
French-born Lyon striker Toko-Ekambi scored two goals in the space of eight minutes at the start of the second half.
The Liverpool star smashed home his spot-kick with Ivory Coast’s Eric Bailly the only player to miss in the shoot-out in Douala.
The goal came on 63 minutes after the islanders had goalkeeper Josimar ‘Vozinha’ Dias and midfielder Patrick Andrade sent off.
The President of the Confederation of African Football, Patrice Motsepe, called for an immediate investigation into the disaster.
The Super Eagles, three-time continental champions, won all three group games in Cameroon, but were beaten 1-0 by Tunisia in the last 16.
The Super Eagles – one of the main contenders to lift the trophy – were defeated 1-0 by Tunisia in the last 16 of the competition, courtesy of Youssef Mskani’s goal early in the second half.
Nigeria’s Super Eagles lost 0-1 to the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia on Sunday in Garoua, Cameroon in a Round of 16 clash.
This follows the Super Eagles 1-0 defeat to Tunisia in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16 clash on Sunday
The 12 positive tests include both of the Coelacanths’ fit goalkeepers, with the third goalkeeper, Salim Ben Boina already injured. Comoros are due to face Cameroon on Monday.
The Super Eagles will file out against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16.
The fixtures were released for the Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final matches after the last groups’ games.
The team finished third with three points in Group F after losing by a lone goal to Gambia in their final group game on Thursday
The 2019 champions were completely outplayed in Douala on Thursday, compounding a miserable tournament in which they failed to win a single game.