With two days of play to the end of the championship, the title is set to go to All Stars of Bamenda who have remained unbeaten throughout the championship.
All stars are already the champs of this year’s basketball championship.
Players of All Stars Basketball Bamenda, leaders, have promised the title of champion of Cameroon this season. At the end of day 15 and 16th of the national basketball championship last weekend in Buea (South West), All Stars was guaranteed to be the new champion of Cameroon, although the championship still has two days play.
Unbeaten since the beginning of the season with 16 games played so far, Win (32 points), the club lead by Gustave Egbe came to end a hierarchy established for over ten years by clubs from Littoral and Centre regions.
Vice-champion of Cameroon last year, after a lost on the against Ecole de Basket de Douala, All Stars of Bamenda finally emerged leaders this season.
All Stars has the best attack (1217 points scored) and best defence (898 points against) in the men’s tournament.
It should be noted that All Stars of Bamenda was created and affiliated in the senior male championship last year. The leaders did not hold back on o hiring Marc Oboung, aka Yao, number 5 of the club (pivot) left Yaoundé where he has been playing with INJS, Beac among others for a new adventure in the Northwest.
"We worked for five years in the shadow before deciding to establish the club. This project aims to help the basketball but also to show that the discipline is not practiced in the capital, "says club president, Gustave Egbe.
With 25 players at the club, was soon established on the basis of trust. "Many leaders do not meet our athletes. We also created the club to prove that they have value. All our players have played at least one full game this season, "he continues. The five best players of the club are Martial Ndjampou, Rikam Mbamba,Etienne Tametou, Simon Billeck and Yao.
To achieve such a result, no less than 15 million francs invested by club promoters. "It is not much yet. Besides, we do the minimum. We dream big for these children, "the President said.In addition to the recruitment of players, we did not hesitate to set the bar high in the technical staff.
The head coach, Lumumba Monikang, is none other than the assistant coach of the national team. Training is provided, in turn, by the coach of the junior Souleymane Pepouna.
The peculiarity lays in the level champion the method of preparation. The workouts are performed in the cities of Bamenda, Dschang and Yaoundé according to a timetable adopted in accordance with the players after the leaders.
The Champions of Cameroon will play the African Cup of Champions Zone IV and hopes to dominate the tournament that starts on June 26 in Chad. "We want to reach the final of the African Champions Cup,” Gustave Egbe said.
The players will have to wait until the end of the championship to celebrate.
