Supporters led by Bissay Carnos President of the Organizing
Committee to support Lions last evening were at the Leon Mbah International
Airport to welcome the national team, the Indomitable Lions to the 31st edition
of the Total Africa Cup of Nations, Gabon 2017.
About
6000 supporters from 360 associations have been mobilized with the support of
the Cameroon Embassy in Gabon to drum up support for the Lions when they take
on the Stallions of Burkina Faso on Saturday during the second opening game and
during the competition.
Bissay
and the supporters decided to accompany the Lions to ensure that the team does
not just figure but make a good showing during the competition.
Cameroonian
supporters equally organised their AFCON village where those who can’t make it
to the stadium would be meeting every match day.
On the
sidelines Bissay has hailed President Ali Bongo for offering a football feast
to his people.
“I want
to thank President Ali Bongo who has proven that he loves his people by
offering them this football feast, football lovers are mobilized to make the
competition a success,” Bissay stated.
“Three
months ago there was no certainty that AFCON was going to actually hold in
Gabon”. It is within this context that Bissay hailed the determination and
courage of the president to host the competition.
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