African football chief puts boot into Cameroon for Women’s World Cup meltdown against England
AFRICAN football bosses have put the boot into Cameroon for their Women’s World Cup meltdown.
Fifa general secretary Fatma Samoura faces a dressing down from boss Gianni Infantino after praising Cameroon for their conduct at the tournament.
Despite the ugly scenes in Valenciennes as England won 3-0 to reach the last eight, Senegalese Samoura hailed Alain Djeumfa’s Indomitable Lionesses as “inspirational”.
That came after three Cameroon players should have been dismissed for appalling play, while the African outfit twice threatened to walk off the pitch in protest at decisions that went against them.
Fifa is under pressure to act over Cameroon’s conduct.
And now Isha Johansen, head of the Sierra Leone FA and President of Africa’s women’s football committee, hinted at a significant disciplinary step.
In a brief statement, she said: “Whilst remaining proud of our African teams that participated in the Fifa Women’s World Cup, yesterday’s match between England and Cameroon reflected badly, not only on African women’s football, but African football on the whole.
“It is an issue which will be addressed and dealt with, at the appropriate levels of governance.”
England boss Phil Neville raged after the game that he was “completely and utterly ashamed” of Cameroon’s behaviour.
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“I am proud of my own players but I’ve never seen anything like this. It’s like when you are a kid, you lose and go home crying with your ball.
“When I started out in management, Arsene Wenger told me the team mirrors the manger. Their team mirrored their manager.
The England boss added: “If that was my players they would never play for England again.
“All the young girls and boys watching us play a game with that kind of behaviour… it’s pretty sad.”