Transportation: Mobility Assured

One of the things which contributed greatly to the success of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) recently staged in Cameroon was transportation. The competition was played in six sites and five different towns making transportation very crucial in the organisation of the event. The mobility of players, delegations, journalists and supporters as well as officials of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) was assured thanks to good airports, roads, the availability of vehicles, the services of the Cameroon Airlines Corporation (Camair-Co), shuttle buses, amongst others.

Renovation of Airports, Roads
Players, delegations, supporters, journalists just like CAF officials all needed to land in one of the airports in Cameroon before moving to their bases. While at their bases, they were at times equally required to move from one town to the other as the competition progressed. It was against this backdrop that stakeholders had to carry out major renovation works in the country’s airports and roads. The Yaounde International Airport, the Douala International Airport just like the Bafoussam and Garoua Airports experienced major facelifts.

Most of the different compartments of the airports needed to ensure the comfort of the delegations on landing were highly rehabilitated. The airport facilities were also decorated in the colours of the competition and was one of the first points which confirmed Cameroon as the land of legendary hospitality. As for roads, most of the towns which hosted the AFCON will forever be grateful to the competition. Towns like Bafoussam and Garoua saw several roads constructed with others rehabilitated to ensure a magnificent continental showpiece. The other host sites equally saw their road infrastructure highly refurbished. Several inspection missions went down to the field to see that all was set for the competition. It was a success given that no major obstacle was recorded.

Availability Of Vehicles
Most of the players, delegations and supporters had a good time in Cameroon thanks to the availability of about 100 vehicles set aside to ensure their movement from one place to another. Concretely, twenty-four 70 seater buses, each in the colors of one of the 24 nations that participated in the AFCON, medium carriers with 35 seats, and minibuses with 18 seats arrived Cameroon on December 23, 2021 for the above stakeholders. The buses facilitated movement of the teams to and from training grounds, press conferences and stadiums. There were equally buses set aside for the transportation of logistics as well as several vehicles made available for the movement of CAF officials and other key stakeholders. Most of the vehicles could be easily ident...