Amid a
ceremony like others, characteristic of ‘inaugurations’ in Cameroon, so was the
one on January 26 2016 at the, Ngeme, Limbe 20 000 capacity Omnisport Stadium.
ENTRANCE TO STADIUM (PIC FROM WITHIN STADIUM) |
There are
fears however that the stadium though looking ‘beautiful’
from the inside, if much work is not done it would never be worthy
of the name.
“The facility
as at now has no permanent water supply and its electricity solely depends on a
standby generator.
The roads leading to and from the stadium are far from being
completed.
A deadline of March 10 has been given by government officials for
the work to be completed.
WOULD WORK BE COMPLETED? |
Would that dateline be met or respected? Would the
work not be abandoned like other projects in Cameroon?” questioned a South West
Elite who prefers not to be named.
The fear of
this South West Elite is like that of many who doubt if the stadium would be
ready to host Cameroon's 2017 AFCON qualifier against South Africa on March 26
2016.
It was also
observed that the stadium does not have water supply, the parking lot needs to
be improved upon and a fence erected.
SW CHIEFS : WE WERE IGNORED |
With mixed
feelings over the choice of the name by many Cameroonians West of the Mungo, FECAFOOT's
President Tombi a Roko told journalists at a press briefing in Limbe to decide whether
the event was a naming or inaugural ceremony.
After a
visit by a delegation of CAF officials on January 26 led by Togolese born
Espoire Assogbavi Komlan at the Limbe Stadium, Tombi a Roko was confident that
it would meet the required standard on time.
TOMBI , MBELLA MOKI OF FECAFOOOT : ARE WE SERIOUS? |
The debate about the naming is still rage on social
media as compatriots questioned why there was a Reunification stadium in
Douala, Amadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde, the
Rumdiajia stadium in Gaoura and not
for example, a ‘Nyango na Muna,‘ a ‘Mount Fako,’ an ‘Epassa Moto,’ a ‘Njalla
Quan’ or an ‘N.N. Mbile’ stadium in Limbe?
With additional reports, from Philemon Mbale, Guest Sports Analyst.
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