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Gold medal earns Cameroon public holiday

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Yaounde: Cameroon has declared Monday a public holiday to celebrate its national soccer team's Olympic gold medal.

President Paul Biya announced the holiday in a decree read on state television on Saturday.

Cameroon, the African champions, succeeded Nigeria as Olympic champions in Sydney earlier in the day when they beat Spain 5-3 on penalties in the final.



(c) Reuters Limited.

Story first published: Thursday, August 24, 2017, 17:50 [IST]
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