17 September 2006
CAMEROON : Cup of Cameroon Finals
Six teams will be participating in three categories.
The finals for the Cup of Cameroon to mark the end of the basketball season, will be played tomorrow at the Concorde sports complex of the University of Yaounde I, under the patronage of the Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Philippe Mbarga Mboa.
According to a release from the president of the Cameroon Basketball Federation, Noah Chrysogone Simon Jean, six teams will be in competition in three categories. In the junior category to be played at 11.am, league champion, Ecole de Basket of Douala will lock horns with last year's champion, Phoenix Douala. In the female category at 1.pm, BEAC Yaounde will meet with LMS of Douala. The finals of the men's senior category pitting BEAC Yaounde versus Noga Air Force of Douala will be played at 3.pm.It would be recalled that at the level of the championship, Ecole de Basket Douala emerged champions for the junior category. INJS basketball club topped the female championship and Phoenix of Douala was the winner of the men's championship. At the end of the men's championship, Phoenix Douala and BEAC Yaounde qualified for the eliminatory round of champions' cup, Zone 4 which regroups teams from central Africa.
Two years ago, Cameroon was vice African champion for the under twenty competition. One year ago, Cameroon was champion at club level of Zone 4.
The Assistant Secretary General of the Cameroon Basketball Federation, Fochive Fils Jeannot, regretted the fact that Cameroon did not participate in the African Cup of Nations of club champions that took place in Cote d'Ivoire. He pleaded with the Ministry of Sports and Physical Education to assist clubs that have qualified for continental competitions this year, so that they can effectively take part in these competitions.
The finals for the Cup of Cameroon to mark the end of the basketball season, will be played tomorrow at the Concorde sports complex of the University of Yaounde I, under the patronage of the Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Philippe Mbarga Mboa.
According to a release from the president of the Cameroon Basketball Federation, Noah Chrysogone Simon Jean, six teams will be in competition in three categories. In the junior category to be played at 11.am, league champion, Ecole de Basket of Douala will lock horns with last year's champion, Phoenix Douala. In the female category at 1.pm, BEAC Yaounde will meet with LMS of Douala. The finals of the men's senior category pitting BEAC Yaounde versus Noga Air Force of Douala will be played at 3.pm.It would be recalled that at the level of the championship, Ecole de Basket Douala emerged champions for the junior category. INJS basketball club topped the female championship and Phoenix of Douala was the winner of the men's championship. At the end of the men's championship, Phoenix Douala and BEAC Yaounde qualified for the eliminatory round of champions' cup, Zone 4 which regroups teams from central Africa.
Two years ago, Cameroon was vice African champion for the under twenty competition. One year ago, Cameroon was champion at club level of Zone 4.
The Assistant Secretary General of the Cameroon Basketball Federation, Fochive Fils Jeannot, regretted the fact that Cameroon did not participate in the African Cup of Nations of club champions that took place in Cote d'Ivoire. He pleaded with the Ministry of Sports and Physical Education to assist clubs that have qualified for continental competitions this year, so that they can effectively take part in these competitions.
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