Sports
Bakah Derick
blogger@hilltopvoices
2015 2nd place winner of the
Guiness Mt Cameroon Race of Hope has announced the eventual creation of a
Foundation in his home town – Nkambe Donga Mantung Division of the Northwest
Region of Cameroon. Talking to hilltopvoices on arrival in Bamenda
from Buea Southwest Region of the Country Wednesday February 18, 2015, Mbacha
Eric said he has been participating in the race for 15years. To the athlete, he
is not getting younger and so there is need to begin laying the foundation for
the future.
While accusing the Country’s Sports Ministry
for ignoring athletes like him on issues of social welfare, Mbacha said he will
not want to let that neglect to kill athletics reasons why he wants to start
the Mbacha Eric Foundation. According to the athlete, he has gotten to where he
is thanks to the support he has received from his community and so he must give
back to the community. Mbacha Eric winner of the race of Hope in 2014 came
second in 2015 after Godlove Gabsibuin who is also from the Northwest region of
Cameroon. Mbacha Eric after his success last year was given a ticket to
participate in a Kenya marathon where he finished 17th. According to
Mbacha he is a mountain runner but the Kenyan race is a race for Marathon
runners. He pleaded Cameroon’s authorities to choose mountain races for them
instead of marathons.