AFCON Preview: Cameroon

Hosts Cameroon are one of the teams to keep an eye on in the upcoming AFCON tournament.

The indomitable lions will look to lift the trophy for the first time since 2017. They are in the same group as Ethiopia and The Waliyas will not have an easy task when they go head-to-head with the 5-time Champions. We spoke to Cameroon Football journalist Njie Enow ahead of the showcase on January 9.

How has the preparation for Cameroon been so far?

The preparation for The Africa cup operations has been pretty smooth especially because a few months ago Cameroon hosted the African nation’s football championship and a lot of the facilities that will be used for the AFCON we’re used back then.

The only worry was that of the 60000 sitter stadium in Olympia where the opening ceremony and one of the games were to be played but overall we’ve had a decent preparation for the tournament. There’re obviously concerns about security in the Southwest of the West region where there’s been a successionist movement but the raw things should go on well.

Which star do you expect to shine in this tournament and who should we keep an eye on?

I think Sadio Mane just regained his goalscoring mojo heading to the Afcon, Riyad Mahrez is one to watch out for as well. Zambo Anguissa is in the form of his life so I think he can do wonderful things during the tournament. Mohammed Salah is an out of this world player who needs no introduction and I think he will get things right.

What do you think of Ethiopia as an opposition?

Ethiopia are a decent team. Even Cameroon’s coach said it. They have a very competitive domestic championship and a good crop of players. They wouldn’t be any pushovers and their recent display against Ghana shows their mettle.

Do you think the Cameroon team is better than the one who won AFCON in 2017?

This team right now has lost just 2 games in 16 and this was under appalling conditions. They’ve scored more and defended better but until they win the Afcon they aren’t as good as 2017 especially as the Afcon is the yardstick.

Would anything other than a title be a disappointment?

Only 7 teams have hosted the Afcon and won. All of Cameroon’s five titles were won elsewhere so we need to be cautiously optimistic.

Tell us a little about the coach, Toni Conceição, and his philosophy or approach to games?

Soft spoken Portuguese loves having a personal relationship with his players and he relishes high octane football.

Ethiopian Premier League

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Round 1
20 Sep 2024 00:00
CBE
-
-
BUN
20 Sep 2024 16:00
MEK
0
1
HOS
20 Sep 2024 19:00
AMK
1
2
DIR
21 Sep 2024 19:00
WAU
0
1
BDR
22 Sep 2024 16:00
ELE
2
3
WOD
22 Sep 2024 19:00
KDG
1
2
FSK
23 Sep 2024 16:00
ADA
2
3
SHI
23 Sep 2024 19:00
SID
0
1
HAW
Round 2
25 Sep 2024 16:00
EIC
0
0
AMK
26 Sep 2024 16:00
FSK
1
1
MEK
26 Sep 2024 19:00
BUN
0
0
ELE
27 Sep 2024 09:30
HAW
1
1
SHI
27 Sep 2024 16:00
KDG
2
1
WAU
27 Sep 2024 19:00
BDR
0
1
ADA
28 Sep 2024 16:00
MEC
1
2
SID
28 Sep 2024 19:00
DIR
4
1
WOD
Round 3
30 Sep 2024 16:00
KDG
0
1
MEK
30 Sep 2024 19:00
EIC
0
0
ELE
1 Oct 2024 16:00
FSK
0
0
SHI
1 Oct 2024 19:00
BDR
2
0
HOS
2 Oct 2024 16:00
BUN
3
1
HAW
2 Oct 2024 19:00
MEC
3
1
WOD
3 Oct 2024 16:00
CBE
3
1
AMK
3 Oct 2024 19:00
WAU
0
1
SID
Round 4
19 Oct 2024 16:00
HOS
1
2
HAW
19 Oct 2024 19:00
MEK
1
1
MEC
20 Oct 2024 16:00
SHI
1
1
DIR
20 Oct 2024 19:00
CBE
2
3
KDG
21 Oct 2024 16:00
WOD
2
1
BUN
21 Oct 2024 19:00
ADA
1
1
FSK
22 Oct 2024 16:00
ELE
1
0
BDR
22 Oct 2024 19:00
SID
1
0
EIC
Round 5
24 Oct 2024 16:00
MEK
3
2
DIR
24 Oct 2024 19:00
CBE
1
1
FSK
25 Oct 2024 16:00
WAU
0
3
MEC
25 Oct 2024 19:00
ADA
2
0
HAW
26 Oct 2024 09:30
AMK
1
0
BDR
26 Oct 2024 16:00
KDG
0
0
EIC
26 Oct 2024 19:00
SID
2
0
BUN
27 Oct 2024 16:00
ELE
0
0
HOS
27 Oct 2024 21:09
WOD
1
0
SHI
Round 6
29 Oct 2024 16:00
EIC
1
0
WAU
29 Oct 2024 19:00
FSK
0
1
AMK
30 Oct 2024 16:00
BDR
2
0
SID
30 Oct 2024 19:00
HOS
0
1
WOD
31 Oct 2024 16:00
MEC
1
0
CBE
31 Oct 2024 19:00
BUN
2
0
MEK
1 Nov 2024 16:00
DIR
1
1
ADA
1 Nov 2024 19:00
HAW
1
2
ELE
Round 7
3 Nov 2024 16:00
BDR
0
0
WOD
3 Nov 2024 19:00
KDG
1
0
AMK
4 Nov 2024 16:00
MEC
2
0
ADA
4 Nov 2024 19:00
EIC
4
0
MEK
5 Nov 2024 16:00
FSK
-
-
ELE
5 Nov 2024 19:00
DIR
-
-
HOS
6 Nov 2024 16:00
BUN
-
-
SHI
6 Nov 2024 19:00
WAU
-
-
CBE
Round 8
23 Nov 2024 16:00
ADA
-
-
EIC
23 Nov 2024 19:00
AMK
-
-
WAU
24 Nov 2024 16:00
SID
-
-
KDG
25 Nov 2024 09:30
HAW
-
-
DIR
25 Nov 2024 16:00
ELE
-
-
MEC
26 Nov 2024 09:30
HOS
-
-
BUN
26 Nov 2024 16:00
WOD
-
-
FSK
26 Nov 2024 19:00
SHI
-
-
BDR
Round 9
28 Nov 2024 16:00
CBE
-
-
EIC
29 Nov 2024 16:00
SID
-
-
FSK
29 Nov 2024 19:00
AMK
-
-
MEC
30 Nov 2024 09:30
ELE
-
-
DIR
30 Nov 2024 16:00
ADA
-
-
BUN
30 Nov 2024 19:00
MEK
-
-
BDR
1 Dec 2024 16:00
WOD
-
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HAW
1 Dec 2024 19:00
SHI
-
-
HOS
Round 10
3 Dec 2024 16:00
DIR
-
-
SID
3 Dec 2024 19:00
MEC
-
-
KDG
4 Dec 2024 16:00
BUN
-
-
AMK
4 Dec 2024 19:00
BDR
-
-
CBE
5 Dec 2024 09:30
SHI
-
-
ELE
5 Dec 2024 19:00
FSK
-
-
WAU
6 Dec 2024 16:00
HAW
-
-
MEK
6 Dec 2024 19:00
HOS
-
-
ADA
Round 11
8 Dec 2024 16:00
BDR
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KDG
8 Dec 2024 19:00
DIR
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CBE
9 Dec 2024 16:00
HAW
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AMK
9 Dec 2024 19:00
HOS
-
-
SID
10 Dec 2024 16:00
WOD
-
-
ADA
10 Dec 2024 19:00
BUN
-
-
WAU
11 Dec 2024 16:00
MEC
-
-
EIC
11 Dec 2024 19:00
SHI
-
-
MEK
Round 12
13 Dec 2024 16:00
AMK
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-
SID
13 Dec 2024 19:00
FSK
-
-
HAW
14 Dec 2024 16:00
WAU
-
-
ADA
14 Dec 2024 19:00
KDG
-
-
ELE
15 Dec 2024 09:30
MEC
-
-
HOS
15 Dec 2024 19:00
CBE
-
-
MEK
16 Dec 2024 16:00
BDR
-
-
DIR
16 Dec 2024 19:00
EIC
-
-
SHI
Round 13
18 Dec 2024 19:00
ADA
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KDG
19 Dec 2024 16:00
MEK
-
-
WAU
19 Dec 2024 19:00
SID
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-
CBE
20 Dec 2024 16:00
SHI
-
-
MEC
20 Dec 2024 19:00
HOS
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-
FSK
21 Dec 2024 09:30
WOD
-
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EIC
21 Dec 2024 16:00
HAW
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BDR
21 Dec 2024 19:00
DIR
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BUN

Standing Table

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Club
P
W
D
L
Pt
1
6
4
1
1
13
2
7
4
1
2
13
3
6
4
0
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12
4
7
3
1
3
10
5
6
3
1
2
10
6
6
2
3
1
9
7
6
2
3
1
9
8
5
2
2
1
8
9
6
2
2
2
8
10
7
2
2
3
8
11
5
2
1
2
7
12
6
2
1
3
7
13
6
2
1
3
7
14
6
1
4
1
7
15
5
1
3
1
6
16
4
1
1
2
4
17
5
1
1
3
4
18
5
0
0
5
0

Top scorers chart

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Player
Played
Goals
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Mekele 70 Enderta
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5
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Diredawa Ketema
5
5
3
Wolaitta Dicha
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4
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Diredawa Ketema
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5
Sidama Bunna
6
3
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Bahir Dar Ketema
7
3
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Ethiopia Nigd Bank
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3
8
Adama Ketema
6
3
9
Kidus Giorgis
6
3
10
Hawassa Ketema
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3

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