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Dzeekwa United has registered her first victory in the ongoing 9th edition Bui Sport Fans Competition, BSFC, currently going on at the University of Yaoundé 1 Campus.

A second half strike from Yonyuy Valerie gave Dzeekwa United the victory of the day as the Jakiri boys beat Bui Diaspora FC 1-0 to earn their first win in the competition.

Despite dangerous opportunities created by Bui Diaspora in the second half, Dzeekwa United consolidated the lone gone lead to the end.

After registering two draws and three defeats in the first leg, the Jakiri boys kick-start the return leg of the competition win a win that has inspire them to look forward for greener pastures.

According to Mborong Henry, coach of Dzeekwa United, his team will play the finals of BSFC. “I am so happy with the win and it is coming to testify that we are ready to turn the tables and qualify for the second round of the competition. We will play the finals of the 9th edition,” stated the coach.

During the first leg of the competition, both teams separated on 1-1 parity. Meanwhile, in another derby of the day, Mbiame United crushed Ngonso Taxi Drivers FC 2-0 to finish on spot number two in the general classification.

Faakui FC remains on spot number one with 13 points after winning four of their five matches in the first round. Mbiame comes second with 10 points while Bui Diaspora completes the podium on spot number three.

NDECA Youth FC comes fourth with six points, Dzeekwa United at the 5th position with five points while Ngonso Taxi Drivers Fc tails the table with two points after five matches. 21 goals in 15 matches were scores in the first round.

Tomorrow Sunday June 12 will mark the 9th playing day with Bui Diaspora to take on Faakui FC while Ngonso Taxi Drivers face Mbiame United in the return leg of the competition.

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Rita Akana

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Never have supporters contested referee’s decisions and judgments in the YOSA stadium in mile six Nkwen as was the case this Wednesday June 8, 2016.

Owoundi Romeo according to supporters in Bamenda made the worst decisions a professional football referee will make.

“This is the worst referee we have had this season. His faults are always against YOSA. Surely he has been sent to stop YOSA from winning.”  According to Liteh Jones who spoke in anger, “this referee was knows that if YOSA wins they stand a chance of taking the leadership position.” 

Following the constant booing from the spectators, the referee at some point stopped the game and could be seen talking to the match commissioner and when this reporter got closer he was telling the commissioner in French that “if this continues like this I will stop this game.”

He will later call YOSA goal keeper, Team captain and coach for what could be described as an unfriendly exchange with the commander (here referee) handing down instructions to his elements (YOSA palyers and coach.)  

The game that ended in a virgin draw which according to Liteh “was due to the referee’s poor sense of judgment” ended with the spectators emptying themselves into the stadium.

The supporters could be seen randomly talking to the referee with the executive of YOSA calming them down and preventing them from getting close to the referee while the police accompanied the referee to the dressing room. 

The president of the supporters club commented on the issue saying that “those who were shouting were just spectators who judged the referee’s decision as unjust.” While maintain that the referee took several anti-YOSA decision, the president said “the supporters of YOSA have sufficiently educated their members on post-match conduct.”

While the draw stops YOSA from the straight wins, the team remains unbeaten in six games. 

According to Liteh Jones a supporter who traveled from kumbo to Bamenda for the game, the referee, Dragon FC and others deliberately denied YOSA a sixth consecutive victory.

Authorities of Dragon leave Bamenda with the satisfaction that they had a good match though according to the head coach supporters conduct was below expectation. 

YOSA head coach however praised Dragon for their good show but maintained that the arbitration was poor. He remains optimistic that his team is still on course and will surely put up a better game against Astre; YOSA’s next opponents. 

Two players of Dragon FC including goalkeeper during the game suffered serious injuries ending with instant replacements and evacuation to hospital. 

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09.Jun.2016

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Stephen Keshi, the former football coach and manager of the Nigerian National Football Team died in the early hours of this morning. According to news reports, he died from cardiac arrest, after battling hypertension for some years now.

Keshi, was a prominent figure in Nigeria, having won the Africa Cup of Nations both as a player and a coach. He played for Nigeria as a part of the national team between 1981 and 1995 and after coaching the Togo and Mali teams respectively, he was appointed as the coach for Nigerian National Team in 2011. A position he held till 2015.

Stephen Keshi will be remembered for his exploits both as an outstanding player and a coach. Here are some of the late footballer’s celebratory moments.

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09.Jun.2016

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Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona striker Lionel Messi topped the Forbes magazine list of the world’s highest-paid athletes on Wednesday in the wake of boxer Floyd Mayweather’s retirement and back surgery for golfer Tiger Woods.

The annual list of total revenues for top sports stars had been topped 12 times by Woods and in three of the last four by Mayweather, who retired unbeaten last year.

This year, 31-year-old Portugal forward Ronaldo topped the list at $88 million (77.2 million euros) with $56 million in salary and $32 million more from endorsement deals.

The three-time FIFA player of the year is a marketing juggernaut with a new Nike deal worth $13 million annually plus endorsement partners such as Tag Heuer and Herbalife plus his own lines of suits, cologne, shirts, shoes, underwear and hotels.

Messi, who sat out Argentina’s opening victory at the Copa America Centenario this week, was next at $81.4 million, with $28 million of that from sponsorships.

LeBron James, who leads the Cleveland Cavaliers against defending champion Golden State in the ongoing NBA Finals, was third on the list and tops among Americans with $77.2 million. He has endorsement deals of $54 million, including a lifetime pact with Nike that could pay off to the tune of $1 billion, and $23.2 million in club salary.

James made his movie debut in “Trainwreck” last year and is set to star in the sequel to the 1996 Michael Jordan film “Space Jam” as well as take a huge salary boost next year when the NBA’s new $24 billion television deal starts.

Golden State’s Stephen Curry, the NBA Most Valuable Player and scoring champion, shared 69th on $23.6 million with world number one golfer Jason Day of Australia.

Roger Federer, the Swiss tennis star with a record 17 men’s Grand Slam singles titles, was fourth on $67.8 million. He set the pace in sponsor income at $60 million.

Television rights fee hikes helped fuel team sport stars, boosting the top-100 cutoff to $20.8 million, $2 million more than last year. The study time frame runs for the 12 months ending one week ago.

The top 100 include 65 Americans and athletes from 22 other nations encompassing 10 sports, with the most from baseball at 26. Together the top 100 took home a combined $3.15 billion, 29 percent of it from endorsements and appearances.

The 2015 leaders, Mayweather and Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao, both sank with the end of their ring careers. Mayweather dipped to 16th with $44 million in earnings while Pacquiao was 63rd at $24 million.

World number one Serena Williams, runner-up at this years French and Australian Opens, was the highest earning woman at $28.9 million, 40th overall, with doping-banned Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova 88th on $21.9 million.

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09.Jun.2016

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