FECAFOOT donates balls to NW Football Clubs

Senator MbellaMoki Charles

The Cameroon Football Federation, FECAFOOT, donated some 360 balls to selected youth, female and regional league Football Clubs in the North West Region for the 2016/2017 Football Season.

                Senator MbellaMoki Charles, Vice President of FECAFOOT who represented the FECAFOOT President handed the balls on April 9th, 2017 at the North West Secretariat of FECAFOOT, in a ceremony attended amongst others by the President of the North West Regional League of FECAFOOT, Kaba Christopher, the Secretary General, members of the General Assembly of NW FECAFOOT and club presidents.

                Senator MbellaMoki Charles while handing over the balls explained that the gesture was in fulfillment of one of the campaign promises made by the national president who prior to his election made it clear that he would carry out an annual outreach program to distribute balls to all football clubs across the country so as to boost football at the grassroots.

                Of the 360 balls, 18 regional football clubs had 10 balls each, 5 female football teams received 5 balls each and for Youth football teams, 33 were beneficiaries as each team also received five balls.                                        However some football clubs like Rangers of Bafut Youth FC, Nkwen Youth FC and Food Center Youth FC were present but left without the balls because they had not procured licenses for their players.

                According to the vice president, “the criteria used in selecting those to benefit was based on football clubs in possession of licenses. The possession of a license is a non-negotiable requirement for a football team firstly because it is recommended by FIFA and secondly if an athlete incurs an accident in the course of playing, reimbursement can only take place if and only if he or she has a license” he reiterated.

For teams that did not receive because they had no license, he said the distribution exercise would serve as a booster for them to obtain the license.

                MbellaMoki noted that with Football becoming the largest industry in the world, FECAFOOT president is accompanying the continental body CAF and the international body FIFA to outline recent innovations in football which includes the encouragement of youth and female football as well as strengthening these teams.

                As the Vice president, he urged football officials to always provide him with information that would lead to the development of football stating that he would always be available for complains and contributions.

He also called on them to work in close collaboration with the national president in his drive to professionalize football in Cameroon disclosing that the next plan by the president would be to dish out financial support to the various clubs.