Mbankomo Centre of Excellence

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Mbankomo Centre of Excellence
Centre d'Excellence de Mbankomo
Mbankomo Centre of Excellence
Alternative names Mbankomo
General information
Town or city Mbankomo,
Country Cameroon
Coordinates 3°46′54″N11°21′13″E / 3.781687°N 11.353721°E / 3.781687; 11.353721
Construction started2008
Completed2010
Owner Cn Football

The Mbankomo Centre of Excellence (French: Centre d'Excellence de Mbankomo) is sports training facility owned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Mbankomo, Cameroon which has been operational since 1998. It is situated in the middle of the equatorial forest which gives teams a secluded place for training. The centre also serves as the home venue of the Cameroon national football team.

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History

Development

It was during one of Assisi's Executive Committee meeting in South Africa in April 2003 that the CAF had decided to contribute more to the development of football on the continent through the construction of sports facilities. [1] In its first phase achievements, six regions of Africa had been identified. For the zone in Central Africa, the country of Roger Milla was chosen. The Government of the Republic of Cameroon has offered Mbankomo field, located 24 km from Yaoundé. December 20, 2006, Shorouk, an Egyptian company started work, which in principle should be received in the month of July.

Costs

Six (6) billion CFA francs. In the opinion of Issa Hayatou, the chairman of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), it is approximately the amount of money already engulfed by his institution in the works construction of the "Centre of Excellence" in Cameroon. The announcement was made last Friday during a site visit by the President of CAF, who was accompanied on the occasion by his employees. In the opinion of Issa Hayatou, the contribution of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) is $1.8 million (1.2 in interest-free repayable loan and $600 million in donations). The rest of the investment capital comes from the CAF. He added that the Centre of Excellence Mbankomo could be more expensive: "If the government of Cameroon did not exempt the construction material of all customs duties."

Tenants

Some teams have already used the centre's infrastructure:

Facilities

Already built over five hectares, 24 hectares were granted by the State of Cameroon, the Academy is located near the centre of Mbankomo, four kilometers from the road Yaounde- Douala. The architectural masterpiece includes a large central building, which has 40 luxury rooms, a restaurant, a conference room and several offices. Two playgrounds for the practice of football are being finalized. A maximum size (90mx120m) field will be covered with synthetic turf and other minimum size (45mx90) will be natural grass.

The centre has the following facilities: [6]

Only 6 hectares of the 24 hectares available are occupied.

Operations

The centre which has been operational since 2010, is located in the quiet equatorial forest, in a secure, ideal for training, green housing and seminars environment

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References

  1. ↑ "Infrastructures: La Caf visite son académie de football près de Yaoundé". camfoot.com. 2 April 2022.
  2. ↑ Burkina Faso: Centre of Excellence football Mbankomo – A Framework for Standards BY AB, January 12, 2012
  3. ↑ On the way to the CAN: Centre of Excellence Mbankomo, site hosting by Habi Ouattara Standards Advisor to the communication of the FBF Video:
  4. ↑ Cameroon-Togo. Mbankomo the new Indomitable Lions den | CT The Messenger | Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Mbankomo: The Centre of Excellence under high security camfoot.com March 19, 2013
  6. ↑ "Cameroun-Togo. Mbankomo, la nouvelle tanière des Lions indomptables". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
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