They all obtained draws on the first day of play.

It has been a timid start for newly promoted club to the MTN Elite Two Championship as they all obtaining draws during the opening day of play. In a battle of neophytes, Botafogo and National football clubs neutralized each other on a 1-1 score on Saturday, January 21, 2012. The following day in the Adamaoua Regional capital, Santos equally held the local side, Ngaoundere University to a one-all draw.

Meanwhile, it has not been an equally impressive record from teams demoted from the MTN Elite One championship last year. While awaiting the outcome of the Lausanne-Sahel encounter today, the best performance was the draw obtained by Ngaoundere University against Santos as fellow demoted, Caiman was humble 0-1 by the mythical Dragon football club of Douala on Monday January 23, 2012. Only five of the seven matches scheduled of the first day, have been played already with the remaining two expected to take place today. Lausanne will lock horns with Sahel while APEJES will slug it out with Matelots.

In all, there were three victories and two draws recorded. Achille edged Douala Athletic Club 1-0. Fovu disposed of Tonerre on an identical 1-0 victory and Dragon defeated Caiman 1-0 also.

It would be noted that the Professional League is beginning amidst threats from club presidents to boycott the second day of play if subventions promised them by the Federation, government and official sponsor of the elite one and elite two championships, is not paid. According to the spokesperson for second division club presidents, Achille Mbanga, who happens to be the president of Achille football club of Yaounde, they played the first day matches to show their good faith and will not continue playing if the money is not disbursed. Club presidents had threatened boycotting the resumption of the championships for the same reason but later decided to play. It is not known whether this time they will put their threat to action.