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Indomitable Lions of Cameroon arrive to a tumultuous welcome
in Kumasi
Kumasi, Jan 18, Ghanadot/GNA - The
Cameroonian Senior National Team, the Indomitable Lions, one of
the expected top contenders of the forthcoming African Cup of
Nations (CAN) Tournament, on Friday arrived to a tumultuous
welcome by their supporters and football fans at the Kumasi
Airport.
The 30-man contingent together with officials of the team, were
met on arrival by Madam Patricia Appiagyei, Kumasi Metropolitan
Chief Executive (MCE) and officials of the Kumasi Venue
Organizing Committee (KVOC).
Most fans, including local Ghanaian supporters and their
counterparts from Cameroon, clad in red, yellow and green
colours of the National team waved miniature flags of the
Indomitable Lions as the players disembarked from the Air Force
plane which brought them to Kumasi.
Cameroon are paired alongside Egypt, Zambia and Sudan in Group
C, a group which many football connoisseurs have tipped them and
Egypt, two former champions to sail through to the next stage of
the tournament.
Cameroon have won the CAN Cup on four occasions whiles Egypt are
on record to have annexed the Cup on five occasions, a
development which puts the two teams at an advantageous position
to sail through to the next round based on their previous
experience and history at similar competitions.
As the team passed through the principal streets of Kumasi to
the Georgia Hotel, where they are to lodge, some residents
wearing the jerseys of the indomitable Lions were seen carrying
placards bearing the portraits of some notable players,
including Samuel Eto`o Fils, skipper Rigobert Song and Geremi
Njitap.
Officials of the team refused to grant the press any interview,
saying that the team was too tired to interact with the media
after their uninterrupted journey to Ghana.
The team is expected to start it first training session at the
Wesley College Park in Kumasi.
GNA
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