Story: George Ernest Asare, Kumasi
SOCCER fans in Kumasi besieged the Kumasi Airport yesterday in their numbers to virtually mob the Indomitable Lions of Cameroun who are expected to lock horns with Egypt on Tuesday in the preliminary rounds of the Ghana 2008 tournament.
The Lions who were expected to land at the Kumasi Airport in the morning finally arrived at 1:15 pm but the fans who were eager to catch a glimpse of the soccer stars from Cameroun, especially their idol, Samuel Eto’o, were not perturbed about the delay and waited patiently amid drumming and dancing.
And when the plane carrying the players, technical men and team officials touched down, the fans were simply ecstatic and could not be controlled by the security men who were also at the airport in their numbers to protect the visitors.
Unknown to Eto’o and his team -mates, the soccer fans have formed the Samuel Eto’o Fan Club, and with various placards to sing the praises of Eto’o, they attempted to break the security guards to enable them to shake hands with him and his team mates.
The Camerounians responded with the wave of their hands to signal that they were also in love with the fans and their hospitality.
Also mobbed was the former national Coach, Mr Otto Pfister, who is now the Head Coach of Cameroun.
The ever smiling Pfister who looked very cheerful also responded by waving at the crowd before joining the bus which took them to their hotel.
Both the players and team officials, however, declined to talk to the media. They indicated that they were weary and would offer an opportunity to the media for a fruitful encounter after a rest.
They are paired in Group C, together with Egypt, Zambia and Sudan. The Egyptians were expected to arrive in Accra late last night.
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