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A grided image of hon. Manju Nextus and Cletus Matoya awarding a medal and a trophy respectively The Maiden edition of the Bamenda Peace and Solidarity Football Tournament, an initiative of member of Parliament for Bamenda/Bali, honourable Nextus Fru Manju, has folded in Bamenda. The finals of the competition that took place at the Bamenda municipal stadium,  Sunday September 7 ended with the award of cash prizes and trophies, celebrating the talents that emerged from the competition. Graafi Sports Academy after beating the boys of Old Town United 5-4 on penalties, were crowned champions for this maiden edition, that saw four teams clashed on a home and return leg basis for close to three weeks. graafi sports in jubilant mode The kickoff ritual was performed by the General Manager of North West Development Authority- Mideno, Cletus Anye Matoya who doubles as section president of the CPDM Mezam 1B, and  special guest of the member of parliament at the finals He had the privileg...

Brian Mboh Thousands of athletes from the Centre, West , North West, South West and Far North regions converged on July 6,at the Bafoussam Lycee CLassique Campus,in Bafoussam, chief town of the West region to part-take in the highly anticipated, third edition of the NA WE WE Sports holiday jamboree. Organized by the non-government organization Local Youth Corner Cameroon. Unfolding under the theme; ''Using sports as a tool to promote social cohesion and well-being between displaced persons and their host communities’’ . The official kick-off ceremony of the sports fiesta, was given by ,the Secretary Genaral at the Ministry of Youth and Civic Education, Benga Zachee Robert Theophile, personal representative of Minister Mounouna Foutsou. Accompanying him, was the resident Canadian High Commission to Cameroon, Lorraine Anderson,the deputy resident head of mission for UNFPA, Neomi Dalmonte, officials from PLAN Cameroon, UNDP, GIZ,the Inspector General at the West ...

By Martial Gnoukapasi Mbigha Felix facing the press at the ntaafi proximity stadium site FECAFOOT Northwest President Mbigha Njah Felix, Friday 30th at the project site explained to the press that the fully funded UNDP Proximity Stadium Project awarded 3 months back was to be delivered to football lovers in the region on this December 30th, but because of errors noticed in the contract during realisation, work stopped at some point. " This is one of the first Project UNDP is realising concerning stadiums and some irregularities were noticed in the contract which were not okay for a football field, so we had to revisit the studies and reaward the project which took us about 2 - 3 months..." Mr Mbigha said the first mistake realized in the initial contract was that the office building was designed to also play host to the dressing room which isn't okay for a football facility. " If this was to be the case it will mean players will have to trek for long before accessing...

By Martial Gnoukapasi Manipal Hospital in India Cameroon will be taking part in the 2022 FIFA world cup to kick off in Qatar this coming November. A sporting discipline associated with a number of injuries compared to other sports. Reason why Manipal Hospital Thursday October 27th organized a webinar for football stakeholders, health experts and journalists inclusive on the various football related injuries and more appropriate ways of treating and reporting them. Given the size and speed of these athletes, it is of no surprise that football has the highest rate of injury of any other sports. Most football injuries occur in the knee. The MCL sprain, meniscus tear, and ACL tear are the three most common types of injuries. Knee injuries in football are the most common, especially those to the anterior or posterior cruciate ligament (ACL/PCL) and to the menisci (cartilage of the knee). These knee injuries can adversely affect a player's long-term involvement in the sport. Given the si...

By Martial Gnoukapasi Vision Sports president Jephter Pase alongside team captain Cassandra at today's conference The president of lone female North West elite 1 football club, Vision Sports, has announced he's available to discuss partnership and sponsorship deals with those willing to stand by him in realizing the vision and objectives of the club. The club's owner Jephter Pase made this information known to the media in Bamenda Thursday April 14th at  a press conference organized to discuss the club's readiness for the 2022 Guinness super league football season. A conference in which the team's  new signings for the season, Coach and members of the technical bench, innovations as well as the official Home and Away sporting kits for the club this season were also presented. " I've been running the team alone since registration in 2015. This club is not for me alone and I don't want to run it alone. I'm ready for partnership and sponsorship. The e...

By Martial Gnoukapasi Maboang kessack at the Bamenda municipal stadium almost in ruinns The head of missions at FECAFOOT - Maboang Kesseck was dispatched to the North West region by his immediate boss Samuel Eto'o fils for 2 key reasons. a) evaluate the sports infrastructures in the region and access if it has what it takes to run the league, b) ensure teams participating at the divisional league have their offices c) ensure that the regional federation is running smoothly. current state of the Bamenda municipal stadium Received in the region by North West fecafoot president mbigha Felix, Maboang kessack began his mission with an in camara meeting targeting football stakeholders in the region. The over two hours session proceeded with a visit to the Bamenda municipal stadium where he was shown round the sports infrastructure and what was left of it since works on the field was abandoned by prime potomate oweing to a court case 5 years ago. " My principal reason here is to see...

By Martial Gnoukapasi Shelan Nji in action Elite II football club Rangers FC of Bafut picked up their qualification ticket to the finals of the Bamenda pre-season solidarity tournament, thanks to an impressive play-style born out of team work as observed in all their games so far in the competition. One amongst the key players and makers which we can confidently say has warm the heart of their audience all through the competition with his brilliant skills  is their shot-stopper by name Shelan Nji. The netkeeper was also very instrumental in the teams 1-0 victory against pwd of Bamenda at the semi. He's handled 4 games so far in the competition and has succeeded in picking the ball from his own backyard just once during their first encounter against Hilltop Strikers. The elite II club goalie denied attackers from division one teams like YOSA and PWD Bamenda from entering his net throughout the competition  Speaking to MNews237 he said " Training for me is very important. What ...

Martial Gnoukapasi Coach Anumewa Franklin facing the press The head coach of newly promoted elite II football side Rangers FC of Bafut,  has expressed satisfaction with his team progressing to the finals of the first ever  Pre-season Tournament in Bamenda, taking place at the Saint Paul school field in Nkwen. The club which will be debuting in the elite II football championship of Cameroon this season overpowered elite I champions PWD Bamenda by 1-0 to claim a spot at the finals of the competition. fans cheering the team at the end of the or encounter with PWD In an interview after the  encounter described by spectators as the final before the finals of the tournament, the coach said the victory against the boys of the public works department is prove that the club is almost with just few adjustments to be made before the Elite II Championship. " We played against pwd and to me that's the best team in Cameroon. So for my boys playing in the inferior league to play against the ...