Yaounde, July 06: The body of fallen Cameroon footballer Marc-Vivien Foe was repatriated here yesterday nine days after he died during the Confederations Cup semi-final against Colombia in France.
On board the Boeing 767 which brought his remains from Lyon were the rest of the Cameroon side, all wearing football strips with Foe's no 17 on the back, their German coach Winfried Schaefer and the player's wife and mother.
Several top government ministers were on hand to pay their respects before the coffin was taken off to a hospital morgue in the centre of Yaounde. The funeral will be held here on monday.
The Cameroon players were to be given an official reception by president Paul Biya later yesterday.
The 28-year-old father of three collapsed and died in the 72nd minute of the match against Colombia in Lyon.


Bureau Report