The Lion's Share: An Almanach of Soccer Success in Cameroon

By Raphael Ebanga-Mballa

The Cameroon Indomitable Lions soccer team has much to be proud of. Touted as the best African soccer team of the twentieth century, ten of its players have won Player of the Year awards. In addition, the team has participated in:

Sixty-one Africa Nations Cup games, four of them in the championship game Five World Cup Soccer Championships Seventeen World Cup games Eight Confederations Cup games Nine Olympic games matches Two Afro-Asian Cup games

Passionate soccer analyst Raphael Ebanga-Mballa recaps all of these accomplishments and more in this fascinating book. With an amazing attention to detail, he shares more than fifty years of success, including discussions on the team's victories and defeats, as well as anecdotes and testimonials

Reflecting meticulous research, The Lion's Share also contains an astonishing amount of data on teams and players. Soccer fans will find much to appreciate about Cameroon's leading team, including greats such as Roger Milla, Thomas Nkono, and Samuel Eto'o.

The Lion's Share is a moving tribute to Africa's most successful soccer team, a perfect companion for fans and players alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595461204
• ISBN13: 9780595461202
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"