Vincent Ndum, Government Delegate to the Bamenda City Council has challenged FECAFOOT to build a football stadium with international standards in the Northwest Region. Ndumu made the request to FECAFOOT boss Tombi a Roko as he inaugurated rehabilitation work on the current Bamenda municipal stadium.
Ndumu said Bamenda is ready to host such a project, adding that the city council has already allocated some 80hectares of land for it, that is, should gov’t hear their appeal.
The dilapidated current Bamenda municipal stdium
Current Bamenda Municipal stadium will soon have a new facelift with the construction of a Synthetic field with a migre 2500 covered seats. The foundation stone was laid by Northwest Governor in the presence of FECAFOOT’s Tombi Aroko.
The already bulldozed field will be first amongst four others in the country to be renovated. FECAFOOT is fully sponsoring the project and has allocated 780million FRS to Prime Protomac Global, construction company carrying out the project. They have six months deadline.
In spite of its low capacity, Aroko insisted that the 68m wide and 105m long field will be of international standards. Its facilities will include 7 sporting grounds, water installations, electrification, media room, dressing rooms for players and officials, among others.
Critics however, are contending that it does not serve any good constructing a synthetic field, if maintenance isn’t part of its budget. Synthetic fields are known for absorbing heat, and could be a threat to players. There will always be need to drain the field each time it rains.
The laying of the foundation stone for the rest of the fields in various municipalities in the country continues in Bafia, Sangmalima, Bangante and Bertoua.
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