The protests occurred across Cameroon’s two English-speaking regions on Sunday as they symbolically declared their “independence” from the rest of the predominantly Francophone country.
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Pinnick said: “The tendency is for teams to get uptight and tensed for this kind of match. I have spoken to them and the approach should be to take full control from the beginning and take the chances that come without being too anxious.
They insist that whereas oil is found in the English-speaking South Western part of Cameroon, the central government has practically neglected the region, and the people have been turned into “slaves” on their own soil. Like the Biafran movement in Nigeria, they have their own flag (white and blue) and a national anthem. The Cameroonian Anglophones claim that their struggle is non-violent and peaceful but they will insist on their independence, and the declaration of their own Republic. They further argue that whereas French and English are the official languages of Cameroon, the central government has imposed French as the language to be spoken in Anglophone Cameroon. They insist on their right to speak English.
“The use of excessive force to silence protests in the west and south-west regions of Cameroon is not the solution,” said Ilaria Allegrozzi, Amnesty’s Lake Chad researcher
The rankings released on Thursday by Football World Governing body showed that the Eagles dropped from the 38th to the 44th position in the world and fifth in Africa with 695 points.
Nigeria will face the winner between Senegal and Angola in the semifinals on Friday at 8:30pm
The Governor of Cameroon’s Far North region, Midjiyawa Bakary, told Reuters on telephone on Thursday that the girl, between 12 and 13 years old, arrived at the Sanda-Wadjiri Mosque in remote Kolofata between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m.
Google’s spokesman, Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, made the announcement in a dispatch to the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Lagos.
“Nothing has happened to change that perception. The NFF President came down from the Bombadier CRJ 1000 jet on landing and opted to stay by the aircraft to appreciate the players and officials on arrival. The said players, and even goalkeepers’ trainer Alloy Agu, obviously did not know that the NFF President, having flown with the delegation on the same aircraft, would still be waiting by the aircraft to shake hands with them.
Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, Kazeem, said he would, however, not blame Ezenwa for the error, noting that any other goalie could have made a similar mistake.
Ikechukwu Ezenwa was impressive in goal for Nigeria as he started from where he stopped in Uyo with lot of brilliant saves.
“We are just very keen to finish what we started. We started a job in Uyo and it is time to finish it. If we can pick the World Cup ticket by Monday, why wait any longer?
The young and ebullient businessman from Akwa Ibom State made the promise as he briefly greeted players and officials inside the chartered ARIK Bombadier CRJ 1000 aircraft just before take –off at the Ibom International Airport, Uyo.
Tomorrow’s match between hosts Cameroon and Nigeria will be played inside the Amadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde and it will kick off at 6pm Nigerian time.
Coach Gernot Rohr said Aina, who can play at right-back or left-back, could now line up in Yaounde as the Super Eagles look for a second victory in four days over Cameroon
Broos said this on Thursday in Uyo at a pre-match news conference ahead of FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifying match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Indomitable Lions of Cameroon on Friday.
Pinnick, in a statement released by Demola Olajire, Head of Communication, NFF, on Thursday, urged the team to commit heart, soul and spirit to the match.
Six-pointer Nigeria are four points better than second-placed Cameroon, who arrive with the toga of African champions and believe their physique and aggressive play would prove a mountain to surmount for the hosts on the day.
The two games could potentially see Nigeria extend their advantage at the top of Group B and Aina knows it would be a huge achievement to make his senior international debut if called upon.
The 22-year-old Simon, who grabbed the second goal when Nigeria beat Cameroon 3-0 in their last confrontation during an international friendly at the Edmond Machtens Stadium in Brussels (Belgium) in October 2015, believes the Super Eagles are in a good frame of mind to tame the African Champions again. Here are the excerpts of the interview with CAFOnline.com