article: Foe died after collapsing on the pitch during the 2003 semi-final against Colombia in France. The 28-year-old was later found to have suffered from a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The Indomitable Lions will end their 14-year absence from the Confederations Cup when Fifa's World Cup dress rehearsal kicks off this weekend. Cameroon open their Group B campaign against Copa America winners Chile on Sunday 18 June, in Moscow, before meeting Asian champions Australia four days later and then the world champions themselves, Germany, on 25 June. Despite the passage of time, the memory of Foe - a Manchester City player at the time of his death - will be uppermost in their minds as the African champions take to the field in Russia. We want to play well for him - to honour and respect what he did for Cameroon "We want to play well for him - to honour and respect what he did for Cameroon," midfielder Arnaud Djoum told BBC Sport. "We want to show a good image of Cameroon for him first. "In the dressing room, we try not to speak too much about it out of respect for him and his family. "It's something we keep really quiet but we know from each other that we have to give everything and play from heart - like he did." Scotland-based Djoum, who won the Nations Cup just five months after making his Cameroon debut, may feel the connection more closely than others given that he wears number 17 on his Indomitable Lions jersey - just as Foe did many years before him. But instead of feeling any burden, the 28-year-old calls it "special" and "an honour" to wear the shirt - even though he says "it's not an easy number to wear in this national team." Memories of Foe aside, Cameroon may also be mindful that their last appearance on the global stage was little short of disastrous. Ahead of the 2014 World Cup, a bonus row initially delayed the Cameroon squad's flight to Brazil where the team promptly crashed out after just two games. Players clashed among themselves on the pitch during a 4-0 defeat by Croatia, which later became the subject of a match-fixing investigation - although nothing has ever been proven. That World Cup came during a spell when Cameroon were in the relative doldrums - having failed to qualify for both the 2012 and 2013 Nations Cups - but their 2017 triumph in Gabon ended that lack of success in spectacular fashion. Russia will be a true test of where this team are under Belgian coach Hugo Broos because African kings they may be, but how will they fare against the world's finest? "In the whole of the German team, they have great players - big, big players - so it will be interesting to see the level and compare if we are near this level or not," said Djoum. "Our team has a lot of confidence now, after the Nations Cup, and we want to prove that we deserved to win the trophy."
summary: Cameroon will be driven by the memory of Marc Vivien-Foe when they contest the Confederations Cup for the first time since the midfielder's death.