{"id":2066,"date":"2022-12-08T07:00:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T07:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/237check.org\/?p=2066"},"modified":"2022-12-08T07:00:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T07:00:35","slug":"web-influencers-at-the-qatar-world-cup-fecafoots-choice-revives-the-feeling-of-marginalization-in-the-anglophone-community-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/237check.org\/2022\/12\/08\/web-influencers-at-the-qatar-world-cup-fecafoots-choice-revives-the-feeling-of-marginalization-in-the-anglophone-community-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Influencers at the Qatar World Cup: FECAFOOT’s choice revives the feeling of marginalization in the Anglophone community online.<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By VictoryMarshal Ayafor Basang, fellow cohort 7 #AFFCameroon<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

INTRODUCTION <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wikipedia.org defines a web influencer as an internet celebrity (also known as a social media influencer, social media personality, internet personality, or simply influencer) who has acquired or developed their fame, a huge fan base and notability through the Internet or social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In our contemporary society today, social media is regarded as a vital tool that meets daily information needs of people globally. In this day and age, it’s easy to use social media to set an agenda or shape public opinion due to its accessibility and ability to reach a wide audience effectively. Increasingly, social media serves as a readily available and a viable alternative source of information especially where the mainstream media fails to play their role of serving the public\u2019s interest first and with immediacy. Due to its liberal nature, Social Media is vulnerable to manipulation and disinformation hence one cannot rely totally on social media content as the absolute truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For five years now and counting, the \u201cCameroon Anglophone Crisis\u201d has dominated the socio-political climate in Cameroon, with English-speaking Cameroonians of the North West and South West Regions, otherwise called Anglophones expressing their grievances on how they are marginalized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following recent trends on social media, Cameroon Anglophone influencers continue to feel marginalized by the majority Francophones given that they were not selected to attend the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Social media has been buzzing with claims that Anglophone web influencers were sidelined in the selection process of attending the World Cup in Qatar to support the National Football Team.  It is alleged that none of the 50 Web influencers and artists flown to Qatar for the FIFA 2022 World Cup by the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT), to create content to promote Cameroon were Anglophones. This has amplified the Anglophone marginalization problem with many of them taking to Social Media to express their disgruntlement with the sidelining of their region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday November 19, 2022, a Social Media Influencer, 237 Towncryer made a video on his page that went viral, addressed to Samuel Eto\u2019o Fils, President of FECAFOOT where he alleged that of all the web influencers that were selected to attend the Qatar World Cup were Francophones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On Wednesday November 23, 2022, 237 Towncryer did a follow up video addressed to Francophones, reiterating the fact that Anglophone web influencers are marginalized and decrying the increasing feelings of frustration at not being included in National Agendas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another influencer Bafut Pikin addressed Samuel Eto’o Fils, questioning FECAFOOT\u2019s decision to sideline Cameroon Anglophone influencers when selecting the Qatar World Cup attendees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On Saturday November 18 2022, Social Media Influencer Shey Eugene Brown made a post where he expressed dissatisfaction at this snub and shamed all those who believed that Anglophones don\u2019t deserve to be included in National events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On November 21 2022, Le Journal du Cameroun Newsblog published a rebuttal by the 4th Vice President of FECAFOOT and the South West Regional President of FECAFOOT Henry Njalla Quan Jr, where he debunked the claim that Anglophone web influencers sidelined for Qatar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FECAFOOT Explains Choices, Number Of Fans, Web Influencers And Artists Taken To Qatar<\/a><\/blockquote>