Sunday, November 18, 2012
Confusion Reigns Over Cameroon Game
Indonesia yesterday played Cameroon in an international friendly. Given the quality of the opposition there was very little pre match hype or publicity. Contrast that with games against Uruguay (which happened) and Everton (which never happened) and it all seems mysterious.
I can find no mention of the game on the Cameroon website which is also odd when you consider they do mention their game against Albania played on 14 November which ended 0-0.
There is also the matter of ticket prices which were most decidedly at the lower end of the price range; indeed even cheaper than the Under 23 SEA Games which Indonesia hosted last year.
A UK betting outfit described the Cameroon team as an Under 23 squad in which case the FIFA website, which lists the game as a full international, is wrong.
We've been here before of course. Malaysia supposedly played a full international against a team, was it Zimbabwe only to find out later it was a club side. And then there was the time Indonesia played a friendly ahead of Asian Cup 2007 only to later find out they were playing against a bunch of players out of contract.
The farce continued ahead of the game with the Cameroon team arriving late, I guess connections from Tirana ain't that regular, and then refusing to leave their hotel until they got their money putting the kick off back by an hour.
Indonesia start their ASEAN Cup group stage next week when they will, hopefully, play Laos, in a game that will, hopefully, be played in Kuala Lumpur which is in Malaysia.
I can find no mention of the game on the Cameroon website which is also odd when you consider they do mention their game against Albania played on 14 November which ended 0-0.
There is also the matter of ticket prices which were most decidedly at the lower end of the price range; indeed even cheaper than the Under 23 SEA Games which Indonesia hosted last year.
A UK betting outfit described the Cameroon team as an Under 23 squad in which case the FIFA website, which lists the game as a full international, is wrong.
We've been here before of course. Malaysia supposedly played a full international against a team, was it Zimbabwe only to find out later it was a club side. And then there was the time Indonesia played a friendly ahead of Asian Cup 2007 only to later find out they were playing against a bunch of players out of contract.
The farce continued ahead of the game with the Cameroon team arriving late, I guess connections from Tirana ain't that regular, and then refusing to leave their hotel until they got their money putting the kick off back by an hour.
Indonesia start their ASEAN Cup group stage next week when they will, hopefully, play Laos, in a game that will, hopefully, be played in Kuala Lumpur which is in Malaysia.
# posted by Me @ 10:35 AM 
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I think this time is more of a Cameroon 'B' team rather than a u-23 team.. many players above 23
looking at the team sheet and some quick googling there are those players previously involved in a national friendly with Colombia, and a Nehru Cup in India,
there is one fully capped national team player, Stephane Kingue Mpondo http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.stephane.kingue-mpondo.51673.en.html
Guy Roger Toindouba
http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/guy-roger-toindouba/profil/spieler_140535.html (last national teama match played against Colombia)
Clevis Ashu Tambe (also last played against Colombia)
http://www.soccerway.com/players/clevis-ashu-tambe/172908/
http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2012/10/17/world/friendlies/colombia/cameroon/1397020/
as for the rest, I guess they are the local lads from Cameroonian clubs like Sportive Douala or Coton Sport..
looking at the team sheet and some quick googling there are those players previously involved in a national friendly with Colombia, and a Nehru Cup in India,
there is one fully capped national team player, Stephane Kingue Mpondo http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.stephane.kingue-mpondo.51673.en.html
Guy Roger Toindouba
http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/guy-roger-toindouba/profil/spieler_140535.html (last national teama match played against Colombia)
Clevis Ashu Tambe (also last played against Colombia)
http://www.soccerway.com/players/clevis-ashu-tambe/172908/
http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2012/10/17/world/friendlies/colombia/cameroon/1397020/
as for the rest, I guess they are the local lads from Cameroonian clubs like Sportive Douala or Coton Sport..
Why everyone concern about what team it is? If they say cameroon... Than its Cameroon !!!!just because indonesia had a draw with Cameroon a lot people straight away say , oh it was the u23 team that played indonesia!! I don't hear any news about Malaysia having a draw with Hong Kong, when Hong Kong had 9 players on the field!!! Now that's a better headline news!!! Instead bashing indonesian football! Ok some say its crap, but who can built a team from scratch from 2nd league and actually form a team? Which country can do that??? Indonesia has endless supply of players!! It's just the management side that putting down indonesia football!!! If u want to criticize!!! Criticize FIFA and afc for not putting pressure on pssi and kpsi!!!! Instead chaos is created in indonesian football!!! Everyone knows indonesia football has a great future, they have the passion and love of football!! Players consisting of Melanesian , Chinese , Arab , Eurasian and pribumi players!! Diverse !!
Why everyone concern about what team it is? If they say cameroon... Than its Cameroon !!!!just because indonesia had a draw with Cameroon a lot people straight away say , oh it was the u23 team that played indonesia!! I don't hear any news about Malaysia having a draw with Hong Kong, when Hong Kong had 9 players on the field!!! Now that's a better headline news!!! Instead bashing indonesian football! Ok some say its crap, but who can built a team from scratch from 2nd league and actually form a team? Which country can do that??? Indonesia has endless supply of players!! It's just the management side that putting down indonesia football!!! If u want to criticize!!! Criticize FIFA and afc for not putting pressure on pssi and kpsi!!!! Instead chaos is created in indonesian football!!! Everyone knows indonesia football has a great future, they have the passion and love of football!! Players consisting of Melanesian , Chinese , Arab , Eurasian and pribumi players!! Diverse !!
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