Handball Lionesses Coach Christian Guebogo “Guinness” Passes On

Cameroon Women’s handball coach Christian Guebogo nicknamed “Guinness” has died this Tuesday, February 14 after a protracted illness, sources at the Cameroon Handball Federation have confirmed.

“The handball federation regrets to announce the death of the national ladies coach, Mr Serge Nguebogo who left us this morning,” a statement from the handball federation reads.

The latter was appointed coach of the women’s national team since 2019, and he went on to make four successful years in his position.

He won a silver medal at the 2019 women’s handball tournament in the All African Games in Morocco, only four months after his appointment as coach of the Handball Lionesses, which got him off to a perfect start.

Before his term with the handball Lionesses, Guebogo was coach of TKC. The man who had an imposing build, caught the eye first at Tonner, as assistant to coach Ayissi Noah with the Junior selection between (2005-2007) and then he got promoted to the senior team from 2012 to 2016, where he won championship and cup titles before getting fired.

Players decided to back him on a new project called Dynamique de Bokito handball dames where he played the African Championship, and other African competitions. Before Guebo’s death, he guided Cameroon to the 2023 World Women’s handball Championship to be hosted between by: Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

The 42-year-old ended as two-time runner-up at the African Championship in 2021 and 2022.