24, August 2017
Biya regime crumbling as FIFA takes control of Cameroon’s FECAFOOT 0
FIFA has appointed a normalisation committee to run the Cameroonian Football Association (FECAFOOT) for the second time in four years. The latest intervention of world football’s governing body comes after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a decision made by the Olympic and Sports Committee of Cameroon’s Chamber of Conciliation and Arbitration to annul the electoral process that saw the current executive committee of FECAFOOT appointed in 2015.
According to a statement released by FIFA on Wednesday, recent attempts to reconcile football stakeholders in Cameroon have failed. The normalisation committee will be charged with running the daily affairs of FECAFOOT, drafting new statutes and conducting elections to form a new FECAFOOT executive committee.
Comprising a joint FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF) delegation, the committee’s remit is not expected to extend beyond February 2018. Tombi A Roko Sidiki was elected president of FECAFOOT in September 2015, a prior normalisation committee having been in place since elections were scrapped amid infighting in May 2013.
Despite the issues with its governing body, Cameroon’s national team won the Africa Cup of Nations in February and the country is due to stage the tournament in 2019, although a scheduled CAF inspection to determine its readiness was postponed this month following the withdrawal from the process of international auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Source: The worldgame
25, August 2017
CPDM FECAFOOT Gang: “La FIFA nous sa mis dans la sauce” 0
The Francophone Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Bidoung Mpkatt has said that La Republique du Cameroun is on the same wavelength as FIFA and that the country is going ahead with preparations for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Minister made the statement during a press briefing today Friday in the conference room of the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium in Yaoundé, following the establishment of a new standardisation committee at FECAFOOT.
“Cameroon takes note and is ready to cooperate with FIFA and CAF for a return to serenity in Cameroonian football,” noted the Francophone Minister. He added that “Our country is ready to cooperate fully with FIFA and CAF for the harmonious implementation of this process.”
The controversial CPDM official however opined that FECAFOOT will continue to carry out its activities. “The Standardization Committee does not mean the suspension of activities within FECAFOOT. The decision concerns the election of the Executive Board. FECAFOOT continues to carry out its activities.”
By Fru James
Cameroon Concord News
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