SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL/SOCCER: WORLD CUP 2010: Cameroon hope to revisit 90s heyday ahead of their opening match against Japan

Record ID: 455562

  • Title: SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL/SOCCER: WORLD CUP 2010: Cameroon hope to revisit 90s heyday ahead of their opening match against Japan
  • Date: 14th June 2010
  • Summary: MANGAUNG, FREE STATE, SOUTH AFRICA (JUNE 13, 2010) (REUTERS) CAMEROON WORLD CUP SQUAD TRAINING, WITH STRIKER SAMUEL ETO'O IN THE FRONT ROW TEAM RUNNING AROUND THE PITCH AT THE FREE STATE STADIUM CAMEROON COACH PAUL LE GUEN AND MIDFIELDERS EYONG ENOCH AND JEAN MAKOUN ARRIVE FOR NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (French - Rough Translation) PAUL LE GUEN, 2010 WORLD CUP SOCCER TEAM COACH, SAYING: "Let's be coherent. Our ambition is to go as far as we can and to equal or do even better than the veterans from 1990. We talk a lot about them and we have to ambition to match them." TEAM TRAINING CAMEROON SQUAD STAFF MEMBERS TEAM TRAINING (SOUNDBITE) (English) EYONG ENOCH, MIDFIELDER, SAYING: "As a young player I have the advantage to have experienced players like Rigobert Song, Samuel Eto'o and Geremi, players who have participated in the World Cup before. So learning a lot from them and with the experience I think we are on a good footing." CAMEROON PLAYERS TRAINING WIDE SHOT OF FIELD ALEX SONG TRAINING ETO'O TRAINING (SOUNDBITE) (French) JEAN MAKOUN, MIDFIELDER FOR CAMEROON, SAYING: "We have been able to watch a few of Japan's matches and it's important that we react and try and spot their weaknesses and strengths. But the important thing is what we display on the field tomorrow." GEREMI TRAINING WITH FELLOW PLAYERS SAMUEL ETO'O MEDICAL STAFF ON THE SIDELINES VARIOUS OF CAMEROON SQUAD IN A HUDDLE ON THE PITCH, BEING SPOKEN TO BY COACH LE GUEN
  • Embargoed: 29th June 2010 13:00
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  • Location: South Africa
  • Country: South Africa
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVAA64G2883AJZMUB81EAO92YBLY
  • Story Text: The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon roared into Maungang, Free State on Sunday (June 13) ahead of their first 2010 World Cup match against Japan.
    In Cameroon's sixth trip to the finals and coach Paul Le Guan's first, the Frenchman says he hopes to revisit the team's celebrated performances of the 90's.
    They reached the quarter finals in 1990, narrowly losing to England.
    "We would like to go as far as possible in this World Cup and try to repeat the glorious 90's," said Le Guan.
    Another newcomer to the World Cup finals is Cameroon midfielder Eyong Enoch.
    "As a young player I have the advantage to have experienced players like Rigobert Song, Samuel Eto'o and Geremi, players who have participated in the World Cup before. So learning a lot from them and with the experience I think we are on a good foot," said Enoch.
    The team will undoubtedly rely heavily on the goal scoring skills of Samuel Eto'o and the African hopefuls, says midfielder Jean Makoun, are not underestimating Japan in Monday's (June 14) clash.
    "We have been able to watch a few of Japan's matches and it's important that we react and try and spot their weaknesses and strengths. But the important thing is what we display on the field tomorrow," said Makoun.
    Cameroon is the most successful African side in World Cup history.
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