Volleyball: Port, AES SONEL, Champions of Cameroon (28.07.2005)
Cup of Cameroon eliminatories will take place in Bafoussam next weekend.
The finals of the 2005 national elite volleyball championship were played at the Concorde stadium of the University of Yaounde I, Ngoa-Ekele last Weekend. The competition brought together AES Sonel and, INJS for the ladies and Port Douala and AS Mbalmayo Volleyball club for the men. Once more, the volleyball federation has been able to respect its calendar of activities and also succeeded to make volleyball an interesting sport in the country.
The innovation for this year is the organisation of a competition to determine the champions unlike in the previous editions where the champions are determined at the end of the championship. This year’s finals were highly competitive as each team was determined to have its name registered in the book of fame.
In the men’s final, Port Douala emerged champions after beating AS
Mbalmayo 3-2 sets Port Douala is winning the championship title for the first time since 1998. In the ladies game, AES Sonel beat INJS 3-1 sets; grabbing the national championship title for the third consecutive time.
Volleyball will be among the first federations to end it’s season. The eliminatories of the Cup of Cameroon will take place in Bafoussam on July 30 to 31. The competition will be on a knockout basis. The finals of the cup of Cameroon which will take place on August 12 and 13 for the veterans, junior and senior categories respectively.
At the end of the competitions, the Cameroon Volleyball Federation in collaboration with the FIVB will organise a training course for officials from August 15 to 23. The men and ladies national squads will also go to camp to prepare for international hurdles. The ladies will be preparing for African Cup of Nations in as from 2nd September and the men as from 15th September.
