32 sports federations presidents write to Paul Biya

In their write-up, they asked the head of State to remove the Cameroonian sports movement out of its present situation. About 32 presidents of national civil sports federations decided to send a memorandum to the president of the Republic of Cameroon, Paul Biya.

The majority of the presidents of the federations who gathered in Yaounde on Friday, September 12 decided to bring their grievances to the head of State. "We, presidents of national civil Sports Federations have the honour respectfully and hope to bring to your very high attention, the precarious situation which the federations and sports movement in Cameroon" writes the collective of over 30 presidents in this letter.

Leaders signatories of this memorandum are reminiscent of the mission of public service, a mission which they receive delegation from the State to develop the sport.

They list some missions that make up the specification which is their own, namely: "develop detection and sporting talent management programs, develop programs of training of stakeholders in the sports movement, organize competitions and prepare the selections for international competitions.

"The current financial support of the public authorities is low, and insignificant. Only a few international competitions held by the guardianship are financed", lament the Chairmen signatories of this memorandum. This situation requires these officials of federations to be reduced "to conduct only national competitions at the expense of the other missions including, training, detection, prospecting and animation".

The officials plead for remobilization so that the Cameroonian sport does not fall apart. This is the reason why the presidents of federations decided to appeal to Paul Biya, considered the first Cameroonian athlete.

"We solicit your high benevolence, the provision of civil sports federations, subsidies in the same way as other agencies that lead public service missions.

This measure could be perpetuated by the establishment of a Fund of development of sports in Cameroon," they concluded.