CAF president: Cameroon on track for AFCON

by Helder Ribiero

Sunday Sep 19, 2021. 13:00

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe has said that Cameroon is “on track” to successfully host the Africa Cup of Nations early next year after visiting Olembe Stadium in Yaounde this weekend.

The venue will host the opening match and final of the AFCON in January and February of 2022.

A CAF delegation, including president Motsepe and general secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba, were joined by Cameroon sports minister Professor Narcisse Mouelle Kombi in inspecting progress made at the Olembe Stadium and various other facilities in the capital city.

“I’m very satisfied with the briefing I got and what I saw. I saw the Olembe Stadium and it is world class; we should all be proud as people of Cameroon and as Africans,” said Motsepe, as quoted by CAF’s website.

“We must applaud Cameroon [for] building such infrastructure. In partnership with the Government, the Minister of Sport, LOC, FECAFOOT President and CAF administration under Veron [Mosengo-Omba], I’m certain that in January next year, the rest of the world will be impressed. I’m very satisfied with what I have seen. We are on track.”

Motsepe continued: “The quality of football that will be played here will once again show the world that Africa has the quality to one day win the FIFA World Cup – that is the ultimate goal. The AFCON is special and I think it is important for us to set the tone in Cameroon.”

Mosengo-Omba also heaped praise on Olembe Stadium: “The infrastructure and architecture of the stadium is world class and can be compared to many other famous stadiums globally. In Cameroon, we have six beautiful match venues. Our job now is to ensure that we are ready with everything else.”