Ngeme & Limbe Camp Emerge As Champions
By Ticha Melanis in Limbe
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| Minister Mounouna handing trophy to Ngeme captain |
The 10th and 7th edition of the Limbe city council inter
quarter football tournament in the male and female categories respectively came
to an end on Saturday, 1st September 2018, with the boys from Ngeme New-Layout
defeating their counterparts of Bota Port FC 5-4 after post match penalties to
emerge as the champions in the male category. In the female category, Limbe
Camp girls beat the Queens from Bimbia 4-3, also after post match penalties, to
lift the girls’ trophy. Both matches had ended on a goalless draw, after
regular playing time.
Added to
the coveted trophy, the Ngeme new layout boys received the sum of fcfa 1
million and an extra fcfa 150,000 offered by les Brasseries du Cameroon. The
runners up, Bota Port FC went home with fcfa 750,000, while the third placed
team, Crystal Gardens, got fcfa 350,000.
For the
female category, the winners bagged a sum of fcfa 650,000 apart from the
trophy. The runners up, Queen of Bimbia, got fcfa 350,000.
The man
of the match award went to Ewane Stephen of Ngeme new layout, while the highest
goal scorer was Amouda Mara also from Ngeme new layout.
The
finals were presided over by the minister of youth affairs and civic education,
Mounouna Foutsou, at the Limbe Centenary Stadium.
The
football finals coincided with the ceremonies to mark the end of the 3rd
edition of the "2018 civic and patriotic school and university holidays
operation" and the launching of the funding of the three years special
youths plan.
The two
finals kept the over 2000 spectators excited and at the same time in suspense.
Spectators were left on the edges of their seats for all throughout the playing
time.
The
Manager of Ngeme new layout, Njufack Thomas, described their journey to the
finals as one full of passion, determination, Support and hard work from both
the players and the supporters.
Players
of Port FC said the tournament was interesting and well organized. They
conceded defeat, saying that Ngeme had the best team and deserved to be the
champions.
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Minister Foutsou sitting alongside the SW governor and L’be GD |
The
youth affairs minister used the opportunity to call on youths to make sure they
get education so as to empower themselves.
He said
such holiday activities are very important because they prevent youths from
engaging in delinquent acts like stealing, drug abuse and prostitution.
In his
welcome address, the GD of LCC this "New Look" edition of the tourney
has sealed the competition as one of the indelible legacies of LCC. He
congratulated the organizing committee for the hard work and expertise in
organizing the tournament for the past two months.
Motanga
Mojimba boasted that the Limbe City inter-quarter tourney, just like the Limbe
Festival of Arts and Culture, Festac, are eloquent testimonies of the spirit of
living together in the municipality.
He
thanked the head of state for upgrading sporting infrastructures in Limbe, as
well as for choosing Limbe to co-host the 2019 AFCON.
The GD
used the opportunity to congratulate Victoria Untied alias Opopo for doing the
city proud by winning the Southwest Regional Football League. He handed a
cheque of fcfa 5 million to the players.
Andrew
Motanga used the occasion to also call on parents to send their children to
school, saying the government has guaranteed security of persons during schools
reopening.
The
Limbe GD equally called on the Limbe population to exercise their civic
responsibility by voting wisely come 7 October.
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