A
budget of FCFA 95M has been approved as the amount needed to qualify PWD Social
football club to the Elite One Championship.
The budget was adopted Tuesday during
the general assembly of the historic team that also saw the renewal of the
mandate of the management team led by Pascal Abunde as president for a period
of four years and the recognition of the elected executive members of the
supporters club led by Seidou Hamasani for a period of two years.
Talking
to the press just shortly after the general assembly, the club president expressed
the hope that the supporters club will constitute a veritable
and reliable force behind the team.
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“I
expect this body to be more organized, I expect them to build a strong
supporters base, I expect them to rally all the supporters in all the other
regions ….so that we can have a very strong and powerful supporter base that
can push this club to victory.” He said
On
his new four years mandate and target Abunde said “our next target is to be
where we are supposed to be. We think that Elite one is where we are supposed
to be. Some people call Elite Two purgatory because it is very expensive,
demanding and challenging to run. We feel that this second mandate will enable
us to galvanize the resources that we need in order to take this club to where
it belongs which is Elite One.”
Amongst
the challenges raised facing the management team is the realization of the team’s
target of getting to Elite One this season and sourcing the FCFA 95M budget
required for the project.
Created
as far back as 1962, PWD SFC rose to prominence in 1979 when they ended as
runners up in the finals of the Cup of Cameroon in a 3-1 victory in favour of
Dynamo of Douala. The team qualified for and was relegated severally from the
top flight league in the country. The team played the Regional Division Two
Championship in the NW for many years before joining the now baptized MTN Elite
TWO Championship which has a national character in 2015.
After
missing relegation last season, PWD SFC Bamenda has returned this season with
envied determination. Though at Press time they were still to take on As
Matelot in a Day 9 fixture of the Elite Two Championship, the team is ranked
second with 17points from seven matches. PWD remains the only team this season
in Cameroon in both Elite One and Two that is yet to suffer a defeat both on home
and away ground.