CNA weekend sports roundup
Elite One Championship Day 3
The league one teams from the North West region are still not at their top level of performance after day 3 games.
PWD of Bamenda suffered another defeat, this time to UMS of Loum 0-1 at the Bamendzi stadium in Bafoussam last Saturday. This second defeat in a row puts the Abakwa boys last in group A of championship. This series of poor results have led to the sacking of head coach Martin Nkabyo.
The team’s next game will be against Stade Renard at the Japoma Annex stadium on Wednesday November 2nd.
Yong Sports Academy on their part have managed to grab a point in their third outing at the Mbouda Arena stadium on Sunday October 30th after playing a goalless draw with APEJES.
The yellow submarines with one point, are still bottom placed. Their next game will be against Dragon still at the Mbouda Arena stadium on Wednesday.
The Mangwa boys on their part are seeing the sky as their limit after winning 3 matches out of 3 with the most recent being a 1-0 victory against Fovu at the Mbouda Arena stadium on Saturday.
The Mangwa boys with 9 points are topping group B, the best start in recent years for the team. Their next game will be against APEJES at the Ngoa-Ekele stadium on Wednesday.
Other day 3 results of the Elite One Championship played in stadia across the national territory were as follows.
Stade Renard 1-0 Avion
Eding 0-0 Canon
Dragon 0-0 Fauve Azur
AS Fortuna 0-0 ASTRES
Gazelle 0-1 Union
2022 Cameroonian Ballon D’or awards
The very first edition of the Cameroon Ballon D’or Awards took place on Saturday October 29 at the Yaounde Congress Hall.
The awards compensated players and coaches who distinguished themselves during the last football season in the local league one championship and the Guinness super league.
The Winners per Category were as follows :
Men’s Best Player: Marou Souaibou of Coton Sports of Garoua.
Women’s Best Player: Monique Ngo Ngock of Eclair Ladies of Sa’a
Mbappe Lepe Special Prize compensating the best elite 2 player went to Kalgon Kada of Gazelle of Garoua
Men’s Best GoalKeeper: Anye Derick Fru of Cotonsport of Garoua
Women’s Best Goalkeeper: Annette Ngo Ndom of Amazones FAP
Men’s Young player: Patient Wassou of Cotonsport of Garoua
Women’s Young player: Lamine Mana As Awa FC of Yaoundé
Best Elite One Coach: Gabriel Haman of Coton Sports of Garoua
Best Guinness Superleague Coach: Joséphine Mike Ndoumou of Amzones FAP
Best referee: Dimoya Florent
Best Club President: Fernand Sadou, President of Coton Sports of Garoua
Special prizes were also awarded to some major actors of last season’s football season.
The Head of state, President Paul Biya was awarded the special support prize for the development of football.
Canon of Yaounde was awarded the special prize for professionalism
The jury was made up of 5 members headed by veteran sports journalist Jean Lambert Nang
Under 23 AFCON qualifiers
The Under 23 lions of Cameroon have grabbed their ticket for the third and final qualifier round of the Under 23 AFCON that will be played in Morocco next year.
The boys of Guy Feutchine grabbed the ticket after playing a 0-0 draw in the return leg clash with Angola at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium of Sunday October 30. The away leg game had been won by Cameroon 3-2 a week earlier.
The squad will in March 2023 face Gabon in the third and last qualifier round.
Lions’ Squad to face Jamaica
The head coach of the indomitable lions of Cameroon Rigobert Song Bahanag has made public a list of 26 home based players who will face Jamaica on November 9 in Cameroon for the Lions’ farewell game before the start of the 2022 FIFA World cup in Qatar.
The list is made of 3 goalkeepers, 8 defenders, 8 midfielders and 7 attackers.
