2019 African Nations : Serenity In The Lions’ Den

In less than 24 hours, the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon will make their second outing at the 32nd edition of the African Nations Cup competition in Egypt. This time, it will be against the Black Stars of Ghana. In the Lion’s den, there is total calm and serenity among the players and officials. After a series of one-to-one video
screening and training in the gym yesterday, the Lions had a walk around the hotel vicinity during which they cracked jokes and narrated several anecdotes amongst them. The next phase of their activities was an in-camera meeting among the players. Though no official information filtered from the meeting with regards to the vibes, a source who asked not to be named, told Cameroon Tribune reporter that the meeting was aimed at making an “auto critique” of their performance and discipline.

A victory on Saturday will hand the current African champion a knockout ticket even before their last group game against Benin. Prior to yesterday’s meeting, the players have been very optimistic about their next match against Ghana. For striker Clinton Njie, “The match against Ghana is going to be a different ball game considering the fact that Cameroon has eliminated Ghana twice, in 2008 and in 2017.  We saw them play on Tuesday against Benin, it is going to be a difficult game. I don’t know if they are coming with a spirit of revenge, what is important is that we are here to defend our title...