Cameroon: Sports minister confirms readiness of Olembe stadium for AFCON 2019

The Yaoundé, Olembe sixty thousand seater capacity stadium will be ready to host the 2019 African cup of Nations. Cameroon's sports minister, Bidoung Kpwatt told the press today in Yaoundé. This reassurance comes to dispel wide media allegations that the Italian company, Piccini charged with the construction of the stadium has stopped works claiming they can't meet up with  delivery deadline.

 

Minister Bidoung Kpwatt in a usual high tone emphasized mr Biya's desire to see the project realised and his Country host the male  AFCON in his era. As such, he added that, construction materials prefabricated in Italy will begin arriving the country by September 2017 and the foundation will be dug by August next month and above all, the stadium is expected to be delivered by November 2018 two months to the kick off of the biggest continental football jamboree.

 

This Tuesday's press conference comes at the heels of one which was organised in a mad rush yesterday Monday, July 17 by Piccini in collaboration with the Italian embassy to inform the Cameroonian media men on the evolution of the project hence castigating the negative impression held by many regarding piccini.

 

 It should be noted that speculations have been rife on mainstream and social media platforms that Morocco has been given the hosting rights since mr Biya's kingdom seems not to be ready due to heavy inertia and severe administrative bottle necks. But this information can not also be ignored since the CAF inspection mission is still to visit the various facilities prior to the competition and only their report shall guarantee Cameroon's full hosting rights.