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The president of the Cameroon Football Federation, Tombi Sidiki is now following the footsteps of President Paul Biya by appointing dead men into positions of responsibility. Roko Sidiki Tombi just appointed,late Michel Abena, former CEO of Renaissance Ngoumou as vice president of FECAFOOT's procurement commission. 

The leader of the governing body of Cameroon football forgot that (he) participated during the requiem mass of his late friend, Abena. Cameroon Concord understands, Mr. Abena died since April 15, 2014 at the National Social Insurance Fund hospital in Yaounde . The appointment has brought back some sad memories to the late Abena widow and children.

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Ebong Peter with files from CIN

20.Mar.2016

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Sports and Physical education Minister Ishmael Bidoung MPKATT has told contractors engaged in the construction of access roads and parking Lots at the Limbe NGEME stadium to stop fighting and work to meet up with deadline.

In his words ‘’Cameroon is hosting is hosting the South Africans on March 26,we need to be ready, Limbe stadium has international standards, any country can play here, let’s keep our internal problems aside and work for the realization of works’’. The sport boss was speaking at the deliberation chambers at the Limbe City Council Wednesday.

Minister Bidoung MPKATT let an Inter ministerial delegation comprising Public works, Public Contract, Land Tenue and Housing ministers, to the construction site to evaluate the level of contsruction. Access road to the stadium and parking Lots are still under construction.

Minister of Public Contracts ABBA SADU has promised to withdraw contracts of slow contractors. Works inside the stadium are said to be at 96%. The stadium will play host to 2017 AFCON qualifiers in group M, Cameroon against South Africa on March 26,the return leg takes place in Durban, South Africa on March 29,2016. Cameroon tops the group with six points, a win in the away and return leg against the Bafana Bafana will see them through to the competition.[gallery title="Limbe Stadium To Host Bafana Bafana" width="IMAGE_THUMB_WIDTH" height="IMAGE_THUMB_HEIGHT" columns="3"]
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NFOR Hanson NCHANJI

18.Mar.2016

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Morocco continues to dictate the pace at the ongoing 13^th edition of the international cycling tour of Cameroon. They did not only win the fourth lap yesterday but also conserved the most coveted jersey of the competition, that is the yellow jersey of the race leader. After Er Rafai Mohamed Amine on the first day and Saadoune Abdelati on the second day, it was the turn of Makhchoun Mounir to emerge out of the blues to give Morocco their third lap victory in the competition.

He was closely followed by Mengis Ghereindrias Amanue, an Eritrean who runs for Bike Aid velo club of Germany in the second position and Kovac Maros of Slovakia in the third position. The first Cameroonian in the lap only appeared at the 10^thposition, in the person of Kamzong Abessolo

While the Moroccans relished their victory, Cameroonians gnashed their teeth as it was a bad day for Cameroon. One of the two Cameroonian hopefuls for final victory, Yemeli Herman 4^th on the general classification after the third lap, threw in the towel after a mechanical breakdown. Also, Geremie Nzeke who was leading the race after the fourth round of the close circuit suffered four tyre punctures that made him to end up in the 29^th position with some three minutes behind the lap winner.

The yellow jersey remains the property of Er Rafai Mohamed Amine Essaid as he still tops the general classification table. He is followed by fellow country man Mraouni Salaheddine in the second position. Mbah Hervé Raoul comes third with two minutes and nine seconds behind the bearer of the yellow jersey and represents Cameroon’s best hope of winning the competition.

Sikandji Ghislain in the 13^th position and Tekou Damien in the 18^th position are equally involved in the contention for the yellow jersey though with fewer chances as they are respectively three minutes 50 seconds and four minutes 48 seconds behind the race leader.

The race enters the fifth lap today to be run between Douala and Kumba. It will be characterised by rolling, ascending and descending. The real fitness test for the cyclists will be at the foot of Mount Fako from Tiko to the mile 17 junction in Buea before the descent to Kumba. Contrary to what was thought that Moroccans are not good climbers, the coach of the Moroccan team says he has three good climbers in the team.

This declaration has sent coal running down the spines of Cameroonians as they see the chances of winning the competition diminish by the day. The Douala-Kumba lap is going therefore to be crucial. Meanwhile the team from the Democratic Republic of Congo only arrived in the country yesterday due to flight problems and are therefore not going to be taking part in the competition. However, they have extended an invitation to Cameroon to take part in the Grand Prix D.R. Congo which they will be organising soon.

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Elangwe Pauline

17.Mar.2016

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The construction of a new Football Stadium in the Olembe neighbourhood in Yaounde will begin some few weeks from now. The Italian Ambassador to Cameroon, HE Samuela Isopi was the bearer of the news revealed during an audience with the Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Bidoung Mkpatt on the 15th of March 2016 in Yaounde. 

According to the Italian Diplomat, the new stadium will have a capacity of 60,000 persons and will be built in 30 Months. Cameroon Concord understands the Italian enterprise which is supposed to carry out the construction work is set.

The Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Bidoung Mkpatt hinted that his Ministry and the Government have put in place the necessary logistics to facilitate work for the Italian firm.

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CRTV

16.Mar.2016

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