Norwich defender Sebastien Bassong has been named the club's player of the season after his debut season at Carrow Road.

The Cameroon international joined the club from Tottenham Hotspur at the start of the season and has made 35 appearances for Chris Hughton's men, the fourth most in the squad.

Bassong, who has scored three times and made two assists this season, edged out teammates Robert Snodgrass and Bradley Johnson into second and third place respectively to earn the Barry Butler Memorial Trophy.

Snodgrass made the most club appearances this season for the club in his debut season with 39, while he is also joint top scorer alongside Grant Holt.

Cameroon have opted to retain coach Jean-Paul Akono for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers but will continue to look for his replacement.

The decision was announced by the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) after consultation with the government.

Akono, whose job was advertised without his knowledge, will oversee the matches against Togo on 9 June and Democratic Republic of Congo on 16 June.

He will also be in charge for the friendly against Ukraine on 2 June.

It had looked like Akono would be replaced ahead of the three matches after Fecafoot rejected his latest squad selection.

Outgoing Cameroon coach Jean-Paul Akono has circulated an unofficial squad list for the Indomitable Lions friendly match and World Cup qualifiers in June.

And BBC Sport understands the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) has dismissed his selections as it is currently recruiting his replacement.

It also means that the make-up of the squad is likely to change.

While Akono insists he is right to pick the squad, Fecafoot says the correct procedure has not been followed.

Egyptian rivals Al Ahly and Zamalek have been drawn together in the group phase of the African Champions League.

The Cairo giants will face each other in Group A, alongside South Africa's Orlando Pirates and debutants AC Leopards of Congo.

Last year's losing finalists, Esperance of Tunisia, have been drawn in Group B alongside Coton Sport of Cameroon.

Sewe Sport of Ivory Coast and Recreativo de Libolo of Angola are the other teams in the group.

It is the second year running that Ahly, the reigning champions and favourites to win record-extending eighth title this year, have been placed in the same group as their neighbours Zamalek.

Harry Redknapp has criticised Stephane Mbia for allegedly asking for a return to Marseille on Twitter.

The Cameroon midfielder's account sent a tweet to Joey Barton, who is on loan at the Ligue 1 side from QPR, on Monday asking: "@Joey7Barton Do you want rechange your seat with me ? #QPR #OM".

The former OM player later claimed that his account was hacked, but Redknapp did not accept the player's reasoning for the incident.

"If they spent more time on the practice ground instead of tweeting, they would be better footballers," The Mirror quotes Redknapp as saying.

Former Cameroon international Francois Omam Biyik has been appointed as coach of Togolese club Gomido de Kpalime.

The 46-year-old former Marseille and Rennes striker will also be in charge of the club’s youth academy, according to the management.

Oman Biyik retired from active football in 2000 after concluding his two-year contract with French side Chateauroux.

He kicked off a coaching career in August 2010 when appointed as assistant coach of the Indomitable Lions beside Spanish manager Javier Clemente.

South Africa have moved up six places in the Fifa world rankings to break into the top 10 of African teams.

Bafana Bafana are the ninth best team in their zone and the 56th best team in the world according to world football's governing body.

Top three teams Cote d'voire, Ghana and Mali had no changes, while African champions Nigeria crept up the list, reaching 28th place overall, but the improvement does not lift them from fourth place among the teams from their continent.

Equatorial Guinea, the Africa Cup of Nations runners-up, slip to 10th in Africa, while Cameroon are the side to slip out of the top 10.

Midfielder Stephane Mbia has been fined by QPR after a message on his Twitter account appeared to suggest he wanted to return to his former club Marseille.

The Cameroonian moved to the Premier League club last summer, with Joey Barton going on loan to Marseille.

He was unable to help QPR avoid relegation and on Wednesday a message was sent to Barton from Mbia's Twitter account asking to swap clubs.

Mbia said he was not responsible but Rangers have punished the 26-year-old.

QPR spokesperson Ian Taylor wrote on Twitter: "The club has concluded its investigation following a series of Tweets which appeared on Stephane Mbia's official Twitter account.

Ivory Coast striker Arouna Kone scored as FA Cup finalists Wigan edged West Bromwich Albion 3-2 at the weekend to boost hopes of dodging relegation from the English Premier League.

Kone, who stands out with his dyed blond hair, was in the Ivorian squad that flopped at the 2013 Cup of Nations, losing to eventual champions Nigeria in the quarter-finals.

Lacina Traore was another happy Ivorian goal poacher, coming on as a late substitute for Russian outfit Anzhi Makhachkala to equalise and then set up the winner for Cameroonian Samuel Eto'o.

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Bafana Bafana will play Central African Republic in the 2014 World Cup qualifier at a neutral venue in the Cameroonian capital, Yaoundé on June 9.

KickOff.com reported on April 2 that the west African country was favourite to host the qualifier, and Safa have now announced that the match will be played at the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium on Sunday.

The appeal to move the match came from Safa, who requested Fifa and CAF to move the return leg with CAR to a neutral venue following political unrest in that country.

Thirteen South African soldiers died in skirmishes with the rebels in the capital Bangui two months ago. The number of casualties rose to 14 after one of the wounded soldiers died late last month.