The Manchester United keeper has announced that he will be part of the September 12, 2023, last AFFON qualifying game against Burundi.
He thanked the Cameroon government for always working for the betterment of Cameroon football.
Andre Onana had resigned from international football after having a war of words with head coach of the Indomitable Lions, Rigobert Song.
The comeback of Onana means the rift between the two has been settled.
Source: Cameroon News Agency
The new school year 2023-2024, started on Monday, September 4, 2023, but for two head teachers of government primary schools in Mbessa, Boyo Division in the North West region, there will be no “back to school”
The two were victims of attacks allegedly carried out by separatists on Sunday, September 3. They had just attended a meeting on Saturday in Kom, another village in the same Division. Sources say the meeting grouped head teachers in the area as part of preparations for a new school year.
“Upon returning they were killed by Ambas from Kom around the Ijim mountain forest that separates Kom and Mbesa. They were head teachers from different schools. The shocking incident is that of all the teachers that attended the meeting only the 2 Mbesa teachers were targeted.” An aggrieved person who had knowledge of the incident narrated it to CNA.
Eric Foinjang and Mr Ndim John Boudji, will not live to narrate what happened or who exactly killed them but the incident brings to limelight, issues of a divided separatist opinion on back to school. While some groups have created community schools, others are of the opinion that fighting a war should not stop children from going to school.
Source: Cameroon News Agency
A truck driver plying the far north regions has died after his truck overturned between Garoua and Ngaoundere. The incident occurred on Sunday evening.
“The truck actually left the extreme north and was going down, but due to overloading, the truck just fell…it did not collide with anybody,” a source narrated.
The driver died on the spot while two driver assistants sustained injuries.
Source: Cameroon News Agency
Kumba, Mile 1 area had been invaded by the belligerent fighting in the South West region.
Sporadic gunshots echoed throughout the night until Monday morning.
A family was calm in their home when a stray bullet from one of the shooters penetrated their plank wall and hit Ajeck Hilda on her stomach.
The student of GHS Kake, later died from the wounds.
The family members wailed in pain, crying her early departure.
Source: Cameroon News Agency
Pupils and students across the West Region were called upon to focus on their studies and be serious from day 1 of the school year in order to succeed.
The message was dished out by Governor Awa Fonka Augustine on Monday September 4 in Babadjou Subdivision in the Bamboutos as he visited some schools to ensure the effective start of classes on day 1 of the 2023-2024 academic year.
Accompanied by the regional delegates of basic and secondary education, the representative of the West regional council, the SDO for Bamboutos and the Divisional Officer of Babadjou, the Governor visited GBHS Babadjou, GBPS Zavion, GBHS and GBPS Bachua where he insisted on the need for the students and pupils to respect the school programs and their teachers if they want to succeed.
“The students need to be focusd, and for them to succeed they need start with the school program on the very first day. We appreciated those who were present and asked them to respect the school program, respect the teachers, and all the orientations that are dished out to them” the Governor said.
On security issues, the Governor said students should remain vigilant and report case of foul play.
He also said many schools in Babadjou Subdivision, perticularly in Zavion are dominated by girls because most boys dropout from school to engage in income generating activities like gardening, driving and other businesses.
” Boys here who are occupied with something else should know that in any thing we do today, be it driving, farming etc, we need some basic education” added the Governor.
Governor Awa Fonka Augustine also visited some schools in other parts of the Region like GTHS Mbouda and Government Primary school Bamessingue, GTHS Galim and GPS Galim all in the Bamboutos. His tour was rounded up in the Noun division where he visited GBHS and GBPS Kouoptamo in Kouoptamo subdivision and GBHS Foumbot.
Source: Cameroon News Agency
As hundreds of thousands of students and pupils in Cameroon resumed claases on Monday for the start of the 2023-2024 academic year, Kuere Allan mysteriously passed unto glory in Mbouda town, in the Bamboutos.
The 9-year old reportedly died and four of his brothers in a critical situation after consuming cassava in the early hours of Monday September 4, 2023.
The cause of his death remains unknown but according to medics from the Lepi health facility still in Mbouda, the child had severe anemia and malaria that was in a critical situation.
The 4 others are being were immediately transported to the center for medical attention.
It was also said that the Cassava provoked the illness.
Source: Cameroon News Agency
A recent kidnapping in Bamenyam has stopped circulation on road linking Mbouda town to some parts of the Northwest region like Awing, Bali-Kumbat, Bali Gashu, Bamunkubit, and Bali Gansi. The roads were blocked around Bamenyam for more than 24 hours.
The vigilantes in Bamenyam demanded the release of the two girls they claimed were kidnapped by separatist fighters before the road will be passable again.
Several elites from Awing and security authorities have pleaded for the reopening, but efforts ended in futility.
The mayor of Galim and the DO arrived the place and tried calming down the people but there’s was no positive reaction from them.
A driver we communicated with said, they have been held hostage and the suffering he has gone through since Sunday, he is not sure to continue driving in through the road.
Source: Cameroon News Agency
Basking in the euphoria of his feat as the first African and Nigerian ever to play at the quarter-finals of international badminton classics, Anuoluwapo Opeyori has set his eyes on becoming a legend of the game.
Currently the highest ranked player in Africa, Opeyori in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos, disclosed that he wants to win as many medals as possible.
NAN reports that Opeyori at the just-concluded 6th Lagos International Badminton Classics, powered his way to the quater-finals of the Men’s Single category.
Opeyori was sent out of the competition by the category’s eventual winner, 22-year-old Brazilian Jonathan Matias.
The 26-year-old Opeyori, a three-time gold medalist at the National Sports Festival (NSF), 2018, 2020 and 2022, told NAN that he is proud of his achievements so far, and willing to step up his game.
“I feel elated with this feat and I am proud of myself being the first Nigerian in the quater-finals of the Lagos International Classics, it is a good one for me.
“At first, I was pessimistic about my form to go through the knockout stage; but because I need the results, it took me a bit of a fight to get through the first round.
“Also playing in front of the home fans is another thing for me.
“However, after the first match and round of qualifications, I got another level of confidence and able to get to the next stage.
“The future is there for me; it’s just for me to continue to play more competitive matches to get cumulative points required; maybe up to 12,” he said.
On the next challenge of qualifying for the Olympics, Opeyori, also a three-time African Champions, 2019, 2022 and 2023, said playing at the Paris 2024 would be a dream come true.
“The qualifiers for the Olympics started in May, and we are still acquiring more points till next year when the qualifications will end.
“For me, I will continue to play at my best and doing it right and getting the right results that will be a high point for me, and a dream to play at the Olympics.
“I want to keep dominating till I become a legend eventually. There is nothing wrong in having multiple titles; we have people like me achieving such, so it’s not out of place.
“I want winning matches to be a norm for me, whenever I am playing I should play at my best,” he said.
Opeyori added: “I would have loved to play at the next classics in Guatemala, but it won’t happen because of issues with transit visa.
“There are lots of problems with transit visa to that country because it’s not a direct flight and it’s difficult to get visa.
“As a green passport holder, it is sometimes difficult to get visas.
“However, I am looking forward to the next classics also in this September in Vietnam; that is if I am able to get their visa,” he said.
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
