Preparations Hit-up
Preparatory meetings, choreographic display rehearsals and renovation work at the venue of the event are the order of the day.
Preparations intensify in the nation’s capital, Yaounde ahead of the football Cup of Cameroon finals expected to take place this weekend. Preparatory meetings, choreographic display rehearsals and renovation work at the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium are the order of the day.
At the level of organisation, the Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Michel Zoah, has been multiplying preparatory meetings with the various stake holders to make sure the event takes place hitch-free. Students from Lycée Leclerc and the higher Institute of Youth and sports Yaounde, who are involved in the opening parade, on Thursday rehearsed at the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium. Yesterday there was a general rehearsal of the opening ceremony at the stadium.
Meanwhile the Omnisports stadium is as busy as a bee hive with renovation work going on to give the stadium a face lift before the D-Day. The green turf on the field has been refurbished and the entire edifice is receiving a new coat of paint. Even the effigy of the Lions at the entrance to the stadium has been re-painted in golden colours. The grass surrounding the stadium has been cleared and the road leading into the stadium has equally been cleaned. According to the director of the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium, Bernard J-Phillipe Obama, says the electricity system has also been revised. The toilet facilities have equally been updated and civil engineers examined the capacity of the stadium to contain the over 40.000 man crowd that is expected to take part in the event.
To encourage a massive attendance at the stadium on the day of the final, the Minister of Sports and Physical Education has ordered the gates of the stadium to be thronged open to all who desire to attend as entry will be free. However, people are warned to be early in the field so as go through the security checks in time before the greatest football jamboree within the national territory.
Fred VUBEM TOH
