PWD Bamenda
PWD Bamenda is a Cameroonian football club based in the City of Bamenda, Northwest Region They currently compete in the Elite One, the highest football league in Cameroon.[2]
| Nickname(s) | Abakwa Boys[1] | ||
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| Founded | 1962 | ||
| Ground | Mankon Municipal Stadium, Bamenda | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Pascal S. Abunde | ||
| Coach | Constanine Bep | ||
| League | Elite One | ||
| 2022–23 | Elite One, 4th of 11 Poule A with 25 points | ||
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PWD Bamenda won their maiden domestic and first Elite One title in 2020 after they were crowned champions since the season couldn't be completed due to the effects of thethey also went on to win the Cameroon cup after beating Astres of Douala (1-0) through a free kick transformed by Chem thereby setting them a place for CAF confederations Cup preliminaries.They failed to make it to the playoffs of the league COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
This club has several names among which are P-ton ton and Abakwa boys and is one of the oldest clubs in Cameroon, the flag bearer of the North West Region of Cameroon alongside YOSA their archrivals.
History
On 5 April 2019, the head coach of PWD Bamenda, Augustine Choupo, was kidnapped, held for a few hours and then released unharmed.[4]
Rivalries
Yong Sports Academy is the derby opponent, Canon Yaoundé against whom PWD has lost two Cameroon Cup finals and Coton Sport FC de Garoua
Stadium
The team's official home ground is the 2500 capacity Bamenda Municipal Stadium undergoing some renovation works since 2013.[5] Due to these works, PWD plays home games at the University of Bamenda campus fields and YONG Sports Complexe at Mile 5 Nkwen-Bamenda.
Supporters
Some supporters of PWD Bamenda claim that the club represents the Anglophone Cameroonian population of the country.[6]
References
- "#843 – PWD Social Club Bamenda : Abakwa Boys" (in French). Footnickname. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- "How a football team from Cameroon's conflict-stricken regions defied all odds to win a maiden national trophy".
- "PWD Bamenda clinches maiden domestic title after league's cancellation". Goal. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- Cameroon: Head coach of PWD Bamenda released from captivity, Journal du Cameroun, 6 Apr 2019. Accessed 7 Apr 2019.
- "PWD Bamenda :: Tutte le statistiche :: Titoli :: Palmar's :: Vita e carriera :: Gol :: Prossime partite :: Risultati :: Notizie :: Video :: Foto :: Rosa :: calciozz.it". calciozz.it. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- Pannenborg, Arnold (2012). Big men playing football : money, politics and foul play in the African game. Leiden. p. 33. ISBN 978-90-5448-118-8. OCLC 848768009.
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External links
- "Football – club : PWD Bamenda". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- "Cameroon – PWD de Bamenda – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 June 2014.