ETRAT (France): Cameroon’s players fought toshake off their gloom yesterday in preparation for the Confederations Cup final, a game they were bent on turning into a tribute to teammate Marc-Vivien Foe, who died after their semi-final game.
One day after the midfielder collapsed duringthe match against Colombia, the Cameroon squad was waiting to hear the cause of Foe’s death. A popular personality, Foe emerged from a poor African country to win admiration in Europe and adulation at home.