League-1 Football:

Njalla Quan FC doomed
Njalla Quan Sports Academy NQSA, Limbe, may be living their last days in the Elite-I football championship. The darling club of the sea-side resort town currently occupies the 17th position on the classification table of the 18-club championship.  So far, Njalla have secured just 30 points out of a total 90 points.
    The Victoria boys have barely scored 15 goals and have the least enterprising attack, after bottom placed Tonnerre of Yaounde that have scored only 11 goals in 30 games.
    With four playing days to the end of the 2025 league-1 season, NQSA must win at least three games if they must stay in the premier division next season, a feat football book-makers consider a pipe dream for the Limbe club, that have recorded just 8 wins and 6 draws in 30 outings this season. Njalla have been defeated16 times, conceding 31 goals and incurring a huge goal deficit of -16 goals.
    What is worse, the teams that NQSA must beat if they must survive relegation are no push-overs; they include: New Stars of Douala, Dragon of Yaoundé, UMS of Loum and YOSA of Bamenda. Of the four teams only UMS is in the relegation zone.
    It should be recalled that NQSA narrowly missed relegation last year; they survived thanks to a slight goal margin over Renaissance of Ngoumou.

    If NQSA fail to survive in League-1, the Southwest Region and Limbe in particular will be orphaned of League-I football next season. And this will be in spite of the fact that Limbe now hosts one of the best football playing grounds in the country and is expected to host some of the games of the Women’s African Football Championship in 2016.
    Njalla Quan FC was created by and named after the late former CDC GM Henry Njalla Quan alias Mbonjo Boy. Managed by the surviving son of the other, the club has barely struggled to stay in the elite league ever since the passing of Mbonjo Boy three years ago.
    As for the other League-1 club west of the River Mungo, Yong Sports Academy YOSA of Bamenda, they have no fears of relegation this season. YOSA currently occupy the 9th position with 41 points. But the boys from Bambui near Abakwa town have not been able to fulfill their set objective this season. YOSA’s objective was to be among the top four clubs on the classification table, so as to qualify for at least the African Confederations Cup Championship.
    Meanwhile, Coton Sports are still the leaders of the League-1 with 55 points. Union of Douala are 2nd with 53 points, while New Stars and Botafogo are 3rd and 4th with 52 and 50 points respectively.
    At the bottom of the league, Tonnerre of Yaounde are already doomed; they have just 15 points after 30 games. Meanwhile, two of Lion Blesse (34 points), Canon (34 points), Cosmos (33 points), Fovu (32 points), UMS (32 points) and NQSA (30 points) will accompany Tonnerre down to League-2 next season.

Unofficial classification after day 30
1. Coton sport        55 pts
2. Union        53 pts
3. New Stars        52 pts
4. Botafogo        50 pts
5. Panthère        44 pts
6. Apejes        44 pts
7. Bamboutos        42 pts
8. Astres        41 pts
9. YOSA        41 pts
10. Unisport        41 pts
11. Dragon        41 pts
12. Lion blessé        34 pts
13. Canon        34 pts
14. Cosmos        33 pts
15. Fovu        32 pts
16. UMS        32 pts
17. Njalla Quan        30 pts
18. Tonnerre        15 pts