By Ekema Njoku M.
Representatives of Cameroon’s 10 regions in the 2019 National playoffs now know their various pools and challengers in the battle for a place in Cameroon’s top tier football (Elite 2).
The pairings were made on Friday, August 2, 2019, at the FECAFOOT Bureau in Yaoundé, drawing the 10 clubs into three pools, with pool A having four clubs, while the other two pools have three teams, same scenario as last season’s playoff.
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Complete pairings
POOL A
Olympic FC of Bewoung
Littoral
Volcan of Noun
Adamawa
POOL B
Stade FC of Bertoua
Kohi of Maroua
PWD Kumba
POOL C
Etoile Filante of Garoua
Foncha Street FC
Centre
Regions and their Representatives
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Far North: Kohi Club of Maroua
North: Etoile Filante of Garoua
East: Stade FC of Bertoua
South: Olympic FC of Bewoung
West: Volcan of Noun
Southwest: PWD Kumba
Northwest: Foncha Street FC
Adamawa: Still to be known
Centre: Still to be known
Littoral: Still to be known
Fixtures are as follows;
Day One;
Pool A
Olympic FC of Bewoung Vs Littoral
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Volcan of Noun Vs Adamawa
Pool B
Stade FC of Bertoua Vs Kohi Club of Maroua
PWD Kumba on standby
Pool C
Etoile Filante of Garoua Vs Foncha Street FC
Centre on Standby
Day Two;
Pool A
Olympic FC of Bewoung Vs Volcan of Noun
Adamawa Vs Littoral
Pool B
Stade FC Bertoua Vs PWD Kumba
Kohi Club of Maroua on standby
Pool C
Etoile Filante of Garoua Vs Centre
Foncha Street FC on standby
Day Three
Pool A
Adamawa Vs Olympic FC of Bewoung
Littoral Vs Volcan of Noun
Pool B
PWD Kumba Vs Kohi of Maroua
Stade FC of Bertoua on standby
Pool C
Centre Vs Foncha Street FC
Etoile Filante of Garoua on standby
The latest region to produce their representative is the Northwest whose final was played on August 4, 2019. The football-loving family of Cameroon still await three regions to produce their representatives; they include Centre, Littoral and Adamawa regions respectively. This makes critics of the organising committee ask questions, as postponement in the commencement of the competition is a tradition due to delay from the various regional Bureaus in producing their representatives.
It should be noted that the dates and venues for these games will be disclosed by the organising committee in the days to come. Sports pundits believe there is a likelihood that the encounters will be played on neutral grounds, while the three teams at the top of their respective pools will automatically qualify for the Elite II championship next season.
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