Missing Cameroon Olympic Boxers Turn Up At South London Boxing Club

Date: 01-09-2012 12:47 pm (11 years ago) | Author: Charles colins

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wireless_radio at 1-09-2012 12:47 PM (11 years ago)

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The entire Cameroon boxing team who vanished during the Olympics have turned up in a backstreet London gym. The five fighters are all living in one tiny bedsit and vow: “We want to stay in Britain. We love it”.

After losing their bouts they did a runner from the Olympic Village three weeks ago in a bid to escape their poverty-stricken African homeland. But yesterday [Aug 31] The Sun tracked them down training at council-run Double Jab Boxing Club in New Cross, South East London.

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Light flyweight Thomas Essomba, 24, said: “We love Britain and want to stay. We want to meet the Queen and Wayne Rooney. We want to become champions and fulfil our dreams”.

“If we go home our government says we’ll never box again”.

The gym’s head coach Patrick Harris, 38, said: “These guys just turned up out of the blue on Monday. We didn’t have a clue who they were”.

“Then we noticed they had official London 2012 boxing vests and the penny dropped”.

The Sun treated Thomas and his four team-mates — Christian Donfack Adjoufack, 26, Abdon Yhyacinthe Mewoli, 26, Serge Ambomo, 26, and Blaise Yepmou, 27 — to a Nando’s takeaway.

The Sun treated Thomas and his four team-mates — Christian Donfack Adjoufack, 26, Abdon Yhyacinthe Mewoli, 26, Serge Ambomo, 26, and Blaise Yepmou, 27 — to a Nando’s takeaway.

The boxers all hope to seek asylum to train here and turn professional.

Under Olympic rules they are allowed to be in the UK until their visas expire in November. As economic immigrants they’ll have a fight on their hands to be allowed to stay after that.

Cameroon is one of the world’s poorest nations. A quarter of the population live on less than £1 a day.

Posted: at 1-09-2012 12:47 PM (11 years ago) \| Gistmaniac

aso4life1 at 1-09-2012 12:56 PM (11 years ago)

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This is a shame to our African leaders who never have good plans for the youths...see these guys now, I no blame dem oooo, make you no surprise if you see one or two of them winning gold for Britain in the next Olympics or fighting as professionals boxer with the British flag.

if u attack my papa house, I'll retaliate but if you are peace loving,I will embrace you

Posted: at 1-09-2012 12:56 PM (11 years ago) \| Hero

chicco77 at 1-09-2012 01:05 PM (11 years ago)

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E NO EASY TO STAY FOR AFRICA

Posted: at 1-09-2012 01:05 PM (11 years ago) \| Addicted Hero

winace at 1-09-2012 01:09 PM (11 years ago)

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They won't deport them. England will d opportunity to make them their citizen to work for them.

Posted: at 1-09-2012 01:09 PM (11 years ago) \| Addicted Hero

richi192 at 1-09-2012 01:14 PM (11 years ago)

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Rachael baby(daughter of holy Ghost) says "Jesus Christ is coming soon".... Wink

Posted: at 1-09-2012 01:14 PM (11 years ago) \| Gistmaniac

lanudja at 1-09-2012 01:16 PM (11 years ago)

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@winace u re right... after all opportunity come bt once...

Posted: at 1-09-2012 01:16 PM (11 years ago) \| Hero

eddiemike19 at 1-09-2012 01:25 PM (11 years ago)

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@winace na u be 'Theresa May'home office secretary abi........ I don laff die here oooo lolz

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dlimelite at 1-09-2012 01:26 PM (11 years ago)

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I don't blame them. When you see better opportunity you reach for it.

Posted: at 1-09-2012 01:26 PM (11 years ago) \| Hero

angesco at 1-09-2012 01:29 PM (11 years ago)

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The Sun newspaper treated them at Nando's.

Typical of the British tabloids. Bribe them in this case with a meal and leave them to make derogatory staements about the land of their birth. They even posed for a picture. Bad move!!!!

They should be sent back home. They have no ambition. Someone whose dream is to meet the Queen of England (with no disrespect to her) and Wayne Rooney (the footballer) will not in

any way help the "boxers" achieve their dreams. By the look of things they never intended to represent their country but used it as a fully paid trip to make the motherland look bad.

I would like to know what they meant by saying they would not be allowed to box again if they return home. So, do they think they are going to represent England or Great Britain (hope

they know the difference) ? If they do they are more stupid than they sound!

They should be returned to their Cameroon (the country is not unstable and so they are not running away from any danger) immediately and cautioned.

Posted: at 1-09-2012 01:29 PM (11 years ago) \| Gistmaniac

angesco at 1-09-2012 01:36 PM (11 years ago)

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The Sun newspaper treated them at Nando's.
Typical of the British tabloids. Bribe them in this case with a meal (they look starved!) and leave them to make derogatory staements about the land of their birth. They even posed for a picture. Bad move!!!! No place to hide. The Sun has informed immigration. They should be sent back home. They have no ambition. Someone whose dream is to meet the Queen of England (with no disrespect to her) and Wayne Rooney (the footballer) will not in any way help the "boxers" achieve their dreams. By the look of things they never intended to represent their country but used it as a fully paid trip to make the motherland look bad. I would like to know what they meant by saying they would not be allowed to box again if they return home. So, do they think they are going to represent England or Great Britain (hope they know the difference) ? If they do they are more stupid than they sound! They should be returned to their Cameroon (the country is not unstable and so they are not running away from any danger) immediately and be cautioned.
It's the foreign students (facing deportation in 3 months time) studying at the Metropolitan University in London that need our support.
Sorry guys England does not need boxers they have their own home grown trained ones. If they were brain surgeons they may have been considered. Yeah right!!!!

Posted: at 1-09-2012 01:36 PM (11 years ago) \| Gistmaniac

bishopkk at 1-09-2012 01:51 PM (11 years ago)

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dis is not easy cos afta d expirin of dia visa am sure london wil depot dem cos of racism.i pray God wil hlp dem out sha..

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moniconyez at 1-09-2012 02:22 PM (11 years ago)

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MUMBEST MOVE EVER Angry

Posted: at 1-09-2012 02:22 PM (11 years ago) \| Hero

angesco at 1-09-2012 02:43 PM (11 years ago)

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Quote from: bishopkk on 1-09-2012 01:51 PM

dis is not easy cos afta d expirin of dia visa am sure london wil depot dem cos of racism.i pray God wil hlp dem out sha..

They will not be deported as a result of racism. They will be deported as they will as from November 2012 be illegal citizens.
And as far as I am concerned they should be deported. By the next Olympics in Rio, Brazil they will be too old to represent any country.
They knew this was their last opportunity to make a name for themselves and they failed.

Posted: at 1-09-2012 02:43 PM (11 years ago) \| Gistmaniac

aso4life1 at 1-09-2012 02:57 PM (11 years ago)

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Quote from: eddiemike19 on 1-09-2012 01:25 PM

@winace na u be 'Theresa May'home office secretary abi........ I don laff die here oooo lolz

hahahah, kwa kwa, ooooo, sko sko sko, ske skee

if u attack my papa house, I'll retaliate but if you are peace loving,I will embrace you

Posted: at 1-09-2012 02:57 PM (11 years ago) \| Hero

moniconyez at 1-09-2012 02:57 PM (11 years ago)

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