The Lion's Share: An Almanach of Soccer Success in Cameroon - Hardcover

Ebanga-Mballa, Raphael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0595700705 ISBN 13: 9780595700707

Publisher: iUniverse, 2007

Synopsis

The Cameroon Indomitable Lions soccer team has much to be proud of. Touted as the best African soccer team of the twentieth century, ten of its players have won Player of the Year awards. In addition, the team has participated in:

• Sixty-one Africa Nations Cup games, four of them in the championship game
• Five World Cup Soccer Championships
• Seventeen World Cup games
• Eight Confederations Cup games
• Nine Olympic games matches
• Two Afro-Asian Cup games

Passionate soccer analyst Raphael Ebanga-Mballa recaps all of these accomplishments and more in this fascinating book. With an amazing attention to detail, he shares more than fifty years of success, including discussions on the team's victories and defeats, as well as anecdotes and testimonials

Reflecting meticulous research, The Lion's Share also contains an astonishing amount of data on teams and players. Soccer fans will find much to appreciate about Cameroon's leading team, including greats such as Roger Milla, Thomas Nkono, and Samuel Eto'o.

The Lion's Share is a moving tribute to Africa's most successful soccer team, a perfect companion for fans and players alike.

About this title

About the Author

Raphael Ebanga-Mballa is a descendant of the Beti Tribe in Cameroon. He was instrumental in the inception of Afro-Caribbean television and has produced numerous shows as a broadcaster.Serge Constant Mbappe Njome is a Cameroonian of the Bakaka ethnic group. He has taught management in Paris and has a strong professional experience including several leadership positions in important worldwide companies.

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0595700705
• ISBN 13: 9780595700707
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 252