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The 50-year-old has explained when leaving for Sydney the squad was not thinking of winning a medal and that he had bought a digital camera to go take pictures as he knew they were traveling as tourists. “We weren’t thinking of winning a medal. I didn’t know everyone in the squad and I knew that some of our big-name players like Marc-Vivien Foe, Salomon Olembe and Rigobert Song weren’t being released by their clubs,” the 2000 African Player of the Year winner told the  Fifa website . “There were only five us in the squad who’d played at the Africa Cup of Nations six months ea...

Mboma returned to Parc des Princes in 1996, yet, he was not in manager Ricardo’s plan. At that point, he decided to look elsewhere to continue his professional career. While the search for a new club was on, the J1 League cast admiring glances in the African star’s direction, and ultimately, the striker joined the Black and Blues having considered the money and playing chances. “The most surprising thing for me was that they came in for me. I was playing under Ricardo at Paris Saint-Germain and wasn’t getting a game,” the 2000 African Player of the Year winner told

As Cristiano Ronaldo seeks to break the all-time international goalscoring record, how far away is he from Africa’s goal kings?

Holland Scores in Draw Saturday, 1st Jun 2002 09:26 Town skipper Matt Holland scored Ireland's goal as his side drew 1-1 with Cameroon in Niigata this morning. Holland hit a first time effort on 52 after Patrick Mboma had put the Indomitable Lions ahead in the 39th minute. Holland lined-up alongside Mark Kinsella in the centre of the Irish midfield and impressed in Ireland's opening World Cup game. Cameroon had the best of the first half but the Irish were the better of the two sides in the second, and only a post prevented Robbie Keane scoring late on. Millwall's Steven Reid hit an impre...

Sharing an anecdote about the Italian, N'Kono recalled: “I remember when Buffon was starting out at Parma and was at the 1998 World Cup in France. “I came across Buffon with Patrick M'Boma and he told me ‘this is the future goalkeeper of the Italian national team’.” Cameroon and Italy were both drawn in Group B, with Italy winning the match between them 3-0 in Montpellier. “So, I asked him ‘will you come to my testimonial?’ and Buffon replied by saying that he would love to. I thought it was a joke, though, and didn’t think he would come,” N’Kono recalled.