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| Mayor Moki (wearing hat) greets match officials before kick-off |
The Mayor of Buea, Sunday 29 August, used the occasion of the finals of the maiden edition of Buea Council Inter-quarter Football Cup Competition (BUCUFOCC) to announce his plan to rehabilitate the long-time abandoned Buea Town stadium, which is today called Buea Town
“I want to use this occasion to announce here that after the on-going Buea Town market project (estimated to cost several hundreds of millions of FCFA), the next project the Council will engage will be the restoration of this abandoned stadium-called Buea Town Green”, said Mayor Charles Mbella Moki, admitting that the pitch on which the finals was played was really in bad shape. “We must restore the lost glory of Buea”
Buea is the chief town of the Southwest Region, but it has no befitting stadium. Even the functional Molyko Omni sport Stadium has but a sandy pitch and insufficient infrastructure. The rehabilitation of the Buea Town
Mayor Mbella Moki’s announcement was saluted by the over 3000 people who turned out to watch the finals between Mokunda FC and Gulf FC, with a thunderous applause.
The football cup, which carried a cash trophy of FCFA 1.5 million, was won by Mokunda FC, which beat its opponents by 4 goals to zero
Sixteen teams had participated in the tournament, which was intended to keep students and other youth relaxed during the long vacation and to expose young football talents.
While lauding the participating teams and partners of the tournament, Mayor Moki announced that, the cash prize for the cup will double next year.
The acting Divisional Officer for Buea, Thiery Meboga, who presided at the finals, hailed the Mayor for the initiative, and expressed happiness at the announcement that the abandoned stadium would be rehabilitated soon.
Cultural dances and musical displays added color to the finals
1 comment:
A good plan by the Mayor of Buea.We would very much like to see it executed ASAP.Three Cheers Mr. Mayor
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