Cameroon clubs engaged in continental competitions will certainly have no difficulty sailing through the preliminary round of the African champions League and the confederations cup this year, given that they will be facing Lilliputians in club competitions on the continent. In the African Champions league, the runner-up of the MTN Elite One Championship, Astres will be facing little known 9eme Arrondissement of the Central African Republic, in the preliminary round. The current league and cup champions, Coton Sport will be exempted from the preliminary round and will only join the competition in the round of 16.

In the African Confederations Cup, Union of Douala who emerged third in the championship will have to slug it out with Kallon football club of Sierra Leon. The Nassaras Kamakai are already used to the competition and will certainly have no difficulty to overcome the hurdle of the Sierra Leonean club. Unisport of Bafang who have been absent from the African scene for a very long time, will make their entry against Sewe Sports of Cote d’Ivoire.

The away leg matches are scheduled to take place from February 17 to 19 and the return leg matches will be played between March 2 and 4, 2012. It has been a long time since a Cameroonian club rose to the top of the firmament in an African competition and it is expected that this time a Cameroonian will lift one of the continental trophies or at least make an honourable performance. Luckily the competitions will take place after the championship must have resumed thus making the players fit for competition.