CAF-FIFA Security Inspection: Team Tours South West

Major Colonel Djibrilla Hima Hamidou accompanied by Jean Bosco Kazura, Serges Dumortier and Christian Emeruwa, set foot at the South West Governor’s office at 10am yesterday, October 31, 2018 where they held a close door fact-finding session co-chaired by Governor Bernard Okalia Bilai.

In a preliminary statement Governor Bernard Okalia rejoiced that all infrastructures; be it hotels or stadia for training and for games, were ready for high level competitions. To further buttress his points, the Governor reminded that a similar football competition for women was successfully held in Cameroon in 2016 with Buea and Limbe hosting Pool B of the African female football finals.

Also as a pre-statement, the FIFA-CAF team leader explained that they were in Cameroon to ensure that security concerns over hotels and sports infrastructures were assured before and during the continental football jamboree.

An expert of Youth and Sports later explained to this reporter that such security fears are usually centre on the equipment of infrastructure, hotels and stadia, with security cameras, provision of escape valves in case of fire break out, lighting systems for clear vision, comfortable entrance and outing access, proper identification of actors, observers and officials.

For the visiting experts, the safety of persons during the nations’ cup in Cameroon next year is primordial. While in Buea, the i...