2023 African Games: Falconets opponent Cameroon withdraws from tournament

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

With few days to the 2023 All African Games in Ghana, the Cameroon U-20 women’s side has withdrawn from the football event.

There is a case of withdrawal from the football event and the Central African (UNIFFAC) champions will not take part in the football events of the games due to financial constraints.

The team brilliantly qualified by obtaining their historic pass for the final phase of the 2024 U20 Women’s World Cup.

The National Olympic and Sports Committee of Cameroon (lCNOSC), whose administrative responsibilities and responsibility for the team return for this competition, will not be able to take Hassan Balla and his team to Ghana, due to budgetary constraints.

Cameroon was placed in group B along with Nigeria, Morocco, and Senegal.

With the recent development, Falconets will play two games in Group B of the tournament.

Christopher Danjuma’s side will face Morocco and Senegal in their bid to retain the gold medal won at the last Africa Games in Algeria.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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