2017 AFCON Champions: Presidential Honours For Indomitable Lions

President Paul Biya and wife will today receive the national team of Cameroon for the fifth time at the Unity Palace.

Dust is yet to settle on the emphatic Indomitable Lions 2-1 win over the heavily fancied Pharoahs of Egypt on February 5, 2017 in Libreville Gabon to clinch their fifth continental title. The rousing reception reserved for the national football squad by Yaounde denizens as they returned from the successful Gabon exploit last Monday will be crowned today January 8, 2017 at the State House with the most distinguished honours by the Presidential couple. Team Captain, Benjamin Moukandjo and his mates will present the most coveted African football trophy to the number one sports man of the nation who will be receiving the national team (Indomitable Lions) at the Unity Palace for the fifth time following previous wins in 1984, 1988, 2000 and 2002.   
The new and young breed of players with Belgian tactician, Hugo Broos as coach, who have ended the 15-year drought of Africa Cup of Nations glory will certainly experience another taste of victory today as they will commune with the President of the Republic and First Lady Mrs Chantal Biya. All of them will be at the Unity Palace in the capacity of Indomitable Lions for the first time given that the last time the Head of State received the Lions was in 2002 during the generation of Rigobert Song, Sam...