Coton Sport Football Club de Garoua, or simply Coton Sport, is a Cameroonian professional football club based in Garoua. They play their home games at the Stade Omnisport de Garoua, commonly known as the Roumde Adjia Stadium. The club is chaired by Sadou Fernand. The first team plays in MTN Elite One and competes in 2012 in the CAF Champions League. The club has the largest budget of a Cameroonian club.
Kassaly Daouda is a Nigerien footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Nigerian club Katsina United.
Football is the most popular sport in Niger, a nation of over 25 million.
Wilfried Urbain Elvis Endzanga is a Congolese former footballer who played as a striker for Kawkab Marrakech in the GNF 1.
Unisport Football Club de Bafang is a football club based in Bafang in Cameroon's West Province. They are a member of the Cameroonian Football Federation and play in the Cameroon Premiere Division. The club's colours are yellow and red.
Mohamed Francisco Chikoto is a Nigerien professional footballer who plays for Algerian club ASM Oran.
Rabo Kabara Saminou Gado is a Nigerien footballer who for FUS Rabat. He is also the member of Niger national team.
Edgar Nicaise Constant Salli, commonly known as Edgar Salli, is a Cameroonian footballer who played as a winger. He has previously played for Monaco and Coton Sport.
Issiaka Koudize is a Nigerien footballer, who plays for the Cameroonian club Coton Sport in the Elite One. He was called into Niger national football team and played in all 3 matches of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations as a reserve player.
Djené Dakonam Ortega, known mononymously as Djené, is a Togolese professional footballer who plays for and captains both La Liga club Getafe and the Togo national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back and defensive midfielder.
Jean Efala Komguep is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Nigerian Professional Football League club Akwa United and the Cameroon national team. He previously represented the Cameroon U20 national team.
Ambroise Oyongo Bitolo is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Championnat National club Paris 13 Atletico.
Maxime Loïc Feudjou Nguegang is a Cameroonian international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Julsy Gitel Hermelin Boukama-Kaya is a Congolese professional footballer who plays for Angolan club C.R.D. Libolo and the Congo national team.
Didier Gomes Da Rosa is a French football manager and former player. He is the manager of the Botswana national football team. He is famous for making an impressive impact in all the clubs he has managed in his early years in the African continent winning the league titles with Rayon Sports F.C. (2013), Coton Sport FC de Garoua and also the Cameroonian Cup at the Garoua-based club.
Bertrand Owundi Eko'o is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
Yussif Daouda Moussa is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Iraqi club Al-Talaba. Born in Ghana, he plays for the Niger national football team.
The 2019–20 Elite One was the 60th season of the Elite One, the top-tier football league in Cameroon. This was the first season in the Elite One to use an October–May schedule since the 2011–12 season, it was changed so as to conform with the new CAF calendar.
Sibiri Arnaud Sanou is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Elite One club Coton Sport and the Burkina Faso national team.
The qualification for the 2023 BAL season, also known as Road to BAL 2023, was the 3rd edition of the qualifying tournaments for the Basketball Africa League. The tournaments were organised by FIBA Africa and are held from 10 October to 27 November 2022. The format was similar to the previous two seasons, with a group phase and an elite 16 being held.
