Will the South West Region be Represented in League One Next Season?

Lovers of football south west of Cameroon are in a confused state as their lone representative in the Cameroon Premier League, Njalla Quan Sports Academy (NQSA), are still in the relegation zone with only 3 games to go.

The darling club of the sea-side resort town fortunately escaped a similar scenario last football season. However, supporters across the region think that they may not be a second chance for the ‘bottom-cursed’ club to survive this time.

All Hope is not Lost, Club President Rattles 

Club president, Njalla Quan Junior, on Tuesday August 25 told reporters that the encounter on Sunday August 30 in the centre region between his struggling club and Dragon of Yaoundé determines their future in Cameroon premier league.

NQSA occupies the 17^th position on the classification table with 31 points. The Victoria boys have barely scored 15 goals and have the least chance to survive relegation by the end of this season. The Oceanic foot soldiers who have had 8 wins, defeated 16 times, 7 draws and conceded 31 goals must win all the remaining three matches to save themselves from the freezing zone.

Talking on Tuesday August 25, Njalla Quan Jr. said, “ I believe we can do it again like last year with 3 games remaining. My attackers are unrealistic before the goal. I don’t want to believe that because I owe my players 2-month salary, they should behave funny. No club in Cameroon can be proud of updating players’ salary.”   

NQSA face Dragon on Sunday in Yaounde for the 32^nd day of play. Their remaining fixtures are as follows: NQSA vs. UMS FC of Loum and Yong Sports vs. NQSA, the latter is a highly awaited Anglo-Saxon derby to be played at the Mankon Municipal stadium.

Classification Table as of the 31^st Day

1 Coton Sport FC 58

2 Union Sportive de Douala 56

3 New Stars de Douala 53

4 Botafogo FC 53

5 APEJES FC de Mfou 47

6 Panthère Sportive du Ndé 45

7 Yong Sports Academy 44

8 Bamboutos de Mbouda 43

9 Les Astres FC 41

10 Unisport de Bafang 41

11 Dragon Club de Yaoundé 41

12 Lion Blessé de Fotouni 37

13 Cosmos FA du Mbam 36

14 UMS de Loum 35

15 Fovu de Baham 34

16 Canon Sportif de Yaoundé 33

17 Njalla Quan 31

18 Tonnerre de Yaoundé 15

 By Isifu Wirfengla in Buea.