Cameroon Sports, Bafia are Volleyball Champions

Cameroon Sports and Bafia emerged national Volleyball champions in the men and women's category over the weekend.

Spartans Armed forces and police came 13th. Cameroon Sports VB (CSVB) came sharply to end a long glorious period. The young team showed more desire and hunger in the finals of the national men's Volleyball championship.

The young club defeated FAP with 3 sets to 2 (20-25, 25-19, 19-25, 25-14,15-13) at the National School of Public Works court. For CSVB, it was more of a solidarity game and teamwork paid off.

However, it was a difficult match for the CSVB club which was nearly exhausted. Physically, this meeting was tough. This was the second defeat for Fap against CSVB for this season.

Serge Willy Soguè and his teammates played a highly technical game. The tactics of Lavoisier Yende allowed each player of Cameroon Sports to bring his best for this victory.

"It was a game to win. You have to be prepared at all times and we have been up to the task. FAP showed a very good level of Volleyball today. Respect for this group," the coach of CSVB told Cameroon Tribune (CT).

Abbas Malloum, FAP's coach, termed it as the law of sport. "I think the best won. We met a great team of Cameroon Sports," he acknowledged.

Winning this final, a promise was made by Olivier Mefani Zonzon said the president of CSVB, Guy Raymond Moukoko. After the women's section of the club created in 2010, the sports promoter launched financing the men's Volleyball in 2012.

"When you're a young team and try to challenge the teams confirmed, we must work three times more. I believe that this team has more to offer. We will make it to an African competition and that is a plus for our players," said Lavoisier Yende.

In the women's final, the Bafia Volleyball (women) got their sixth title in a match against CSVB women's team. They won the match by 3 sets to 1 (27-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-22).

Agnes Mpon, CSVB captain and her teammates were not equal to the task. They were tensed and their mistakes caused a lose. Fabrice Bruno Sogue, assistant coach of CSVB women thinks the team did not follow instructions.

"We need players that can get deep in their guts to score points. Our players did not follow the plan we have for the team. We will resume training on Wednesday to ameliorate our weaknesses," he announced.

After this epilogue Championship, Bamenda will be the next venue on October 31 for playoffs.