The African Cup of Nations continues at Cameroon, but with the degree of concern for the safety of teams based in the west of the country, has increased. On the one hand because of the threats they have received and on the other hand by armed clashes between guerrillas and the army.
A civil war is raging in the region between the English-speaking Cameroonians, who want to create their own independent state of Republic of Abazonia, with French-speaking Cameroonians. Before the start of the tournament on January 9, the self-proclaimed revolutionaries had warned that they would do everything to affect the smooth running of the tournament and now these threats are becoming a reality.
Clashes broke out in the city on Wednesday (12/1) Boeing with an exchange of gunfire and the death of a soldier when an improvised explosive device was detonated. The incident happened shortly after the end of the training of his national team Mali. The Mali together with the other teams of the 6th group, the Tunisia, the Gambia and Mauritania trained in Boeing and fight in the nearby town Λίμπε.
Violence has escalated in recent months, with the separatist movement now using explosives for its attacks. More than 3,000 people are estimated to have lost their lives in the conflict, while about 700,000 have fled the area since the conflict began in 2017.
In Λίμπε, the «Omnisport Stadium» a few days ago he was targeted with explosives. Even the mascot, the lion Mola, on a recent tour of the English-speaking area, had to wear a bulletproof vest.
As for the development of the event, within the first group, the Cameroon won 4-1 on Ethiopia and secured his qualification to the “16” of the institution. In the other match of the group, the Burkina Faso was imposed with his 1-0 Cape Verde.
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