The Ministry of Sports and Physical Education has launched an
ambitious project aimed at detecting and training sports talents in the
country. The project to span 12 years will comprise three phases. The
first phase will last four years, the second eight years and the third,
12 years. The first phase will be opened to children aged between 13 and
14 while the second phase will concern children aged between 10 and 12
and third phase considered the longest, will be for children aged six
and above. Ten sports disciplines have been retained for this pilot
phase of the project namely; athletics, basketball, boxing, football,
judo, weightlifting, handball, wrestling, table tennis and volleyball.
If successful, the programme will be progressively extended to all the
other sports disciplines.
Speaking during the ceremony to present the feasibility report at the
Yaounde sports complex yesterday, the Minister of Sports and Physical
Education said the launching of the projects, depicts the significance
the government gives to the detection and training of sports talents in
the country. He said the objective was to make Cameroon a reference and
leader in matters of sports performance on the continent. A committee
was put in place charged with conceiving the teaching manuals, train
staff and provide the equipment necessary for the implementation of the
programme. The overall objective is to improve on the high level
performances of athletes from the major sports disciplines through a
better structuring of the processes of detecting and training of sports
talents.
Presenting the project, N’Hanack Tonye who worked with the firm that
wrote the report; said the programme will be implemented in
collaboration with the different sports federations as well as the
national Olympic and sports committee. To give the event the importance
it deserves, the ceremony was attended by three government ministers
including the Minister of Employment and Professional Training, Zacharie
Perevet and the Minister of Basic Education, Ajidja Youssouf Alim. Also
present was the governor of the Centre Region, Joseph Wilson Otto and
Cameroon’s Roving Ambassador, Roger Milla.
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