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Daniel Ekonde

AFCON: Low turnout, high interest and COVID checks

Ernest is ecstatic not only by the fact that Cameroon finally managed to host the AFCON but also that the home side managed to reach the knockouts. [Daniel Ekonde/Al Jazeera] (Al Jazeera)

Yaounde, Cameroon – Tamula Ernest, a father-of-three, gave up his job as a bricklayer to follow the Cameroon national football team, “the indomitable lions”, at the the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

He is ecstatic not only by the fact that Cameroon finally managed to host the tournament, which was in doubt due to the coronavirus pandemic, but also that the home side managed to reach the knockouts.

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