The Visiting Chinese Vice PM made a stopover at the magnificent edifice on thursday.
Chinese Vice Prime Minister, Hui Liangyu, in one of the itinerary in his visit to Cameroon yesterday paid a brief but symbolic visit at his country’s-constructed Yaounde multipurpose sports complex to appraise the Chinese expertise showcased in the construction of the sports facility. The less than 30-minute stopover at the complex at the Warda neighbourhood gave the visiting Chinese official the opportunity to get abreast with what his country and countrymen have put in place to mark what many have described as fruitful and mutual 40 years of Sino-Cameroon relations.
Though brief, Mr Hui Liangyu and his delegation watched with visible satisfaction a projection of the different steps of the construction of the sports complex. With flags of Cameroon and China floating in and around the edifice, the guests were also thrilled by a two-phase choreographic display comprising a ballet and Cameroon dance. From within the complex where the band of the Higher Institute of Youth and Sports (INJS) sang songs of praise, hailing the bilateral cooperation, to the courtyard where dance groups gesticulated untiringly, the visit to the sports complex was a veritable testimony that Cameroon-China relations are yielding desired dividends. And the architectural 5,200-capacity sports complex, described variously as a jewel of rare quality worth some FCFA14 billion constructed by over a thousand technicians from Cameroon and China and inaugurated in June 2009 by President Paul Biya definitely deserved a visit from the Chinese guest. It was indeed an honour for the Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Michel Zoah, alongside Cameroon’s Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Jean Nkuete, to welcome Hui Liangyu and his delegation to the building.
The complex that holds a large running space for athletes, conference halls and powerful sound, lighting systems and press cabins is now a must-visit place in Cameroon. Not only does it permit Cameroon to now host national and international competitions in both individual and collective sports but equally plays host to cultural events like musical concerts, film festivals and other public manifestations.
