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532 athletes will embark on the conquest of Mount Cameroon this Saturday in Buea, the chief city in the South West region. For most of the participants, the dream of succeeding Yvonne Ngwaya and Godlove Gabsibuin, winners in 2015 respectively in the women and men domains by covering the 4100 meters will be a timeless achievement. 495 Cameroonian athletes will challenge a total 37 foreigners among them some formidable Kenyans. Originally scheduled for February 20, the 21th edition of the Race of Hope was postponed for a week to allow the organizing committee to finalized arrangements for the great event. 

The Secretary General of the Cameroon Athletics Federation, Charles Kouoh Kotte told the world that all was now set for the Race of Hope. The return of the main sponsor, Guinness Cameroun in the last three editions has increased the bonus jackpot. Thus, the winners in senior ladies and gentlemen now bank 10 million CFA francs each as against a miserable 3 million CFA francs in the previous years. The second positions will go home with the sum of 5 million FCFA -a three million increase from the 2 million FCFA in the past.

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26.Feb.2016

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Unconfirmed report say the Confederation of Africa Football, CAF has finally approved the AFCON qualifying match between Cameroon and Bafana Republic, to be hosted on march the 26th 2016 at the Stade Omnisport of Limbe in the South West region of Cameroon. The CAF decision yet to be verified by our sports reporter in Buea has been made public amid controversy surrounding the construction of the stadium. 

Cameroon Concord gathered that the organizers are 55 days behind the time table announced by government. At the time of filing this report, Prime Minister Philemon Yang ordered his Secretary General at the prime minister office to traveled to Limbe to put pressure on the contractors to get the stadium ready as soon as possible.

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24.Feb.2016

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The Cameroon government has paid a 110 million FCFA to the Volleyball Lionesses following their brilliant qualification for the Olympic games in Brazil. The volleyball "sheros" were received with great fanfare on February the 18th, 2016 by the Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Bidoung Mpkatt at the versatile sports palace in Yaounde, where they got the visa for Rio de Janeiro. Minister Bidoung Mpkatt said the qualification was historic, memorable and resounding. Bidoung Mpkatt noted that "It honors our country and starts a real expansion of women's volleyball in Cameroon". 

On the sidelines of the ceremony, the press was informed that the CPDM government has paid the premium rating to the Lionesses. We were not told anything about the distribution of the said amount. However, a reliable but very flippant source hinted Cameroon Concord that the professionals will be paid more money than local players. Our source added that the Cameroon Volleyball Federation intends to make up for the shortfalls of professional players who will lose wages from their clubs for the one month period they were in Yaounde.

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20.Feb.2016

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The Cameroonian Basketball Federation (FECABASKET) has officially launched the 2015-16 women national leagues over the weekend in Bafang, in the western region of the country.

Four months on since the country hosted the AfroBasket Women 2015 in the capital city of Yaounde, both men and women clubs are back in action.

Eight women clubs, including BEAC of Yaoundé, Ecole de Basketball of Douala, Flux Academy, the defending champions Forces Armées de Police (FAP), INJS de Yaoundé, Haut Nkam, Onyx and Volcanic Warriors of Buea, will do battle for the national silverware. 

The competition will be played in three different cities - Bafang, Buea and Douala -. They will compete in a round-robin format. 

The top four teams will then advance to the Final-Four, scheduled to take place in May in Yaounde.

FAP of Yaounde opened their campaign with a 52-17 win over Haut Nkam of Bafang, but retaining their title could not be easy as they will face tough opponents such as INJS of Yaounde, who have on their roster national team key players Sandrine Ayangma and Siloise Gano who helped Cameroon to a runners-up finish at AfroBasket Women 2015.

On the other hand, INJS enter the 10-team men championship as defending champions a week ago.

The tournament will be played in home and away format - in a single group - and the highest ranked team will be crowned champion.

Condor of Yaounde who clinched the national title two years ago are making their come-back following two years suspension by FECABASKET.

Jean Denis Mbel, the team’s head coach, has rebuilt his group and is eager to fight for the crown.

On the other hand, INJS enter the 10-team men championship as defending champions a week ago.

The tournament will be played in home and away format - in a single group - and the highest ranked team will be crowned champion.

Condor of Yaounde who clinched the national title two years ago are making their come-back following two years suspension by FECABASKET.

Jean Denis Mbel, the team’s head coach, has rebuilt his group and is eager to fight for the crown.

(FIBA)

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Ngwa Bertrand

18.Feb.2016

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