Solemnly ushering in the sporting euphoria
DSCHANG THE CENTER OF ATTRACTION
The inhabitants of the city of knowledge with their visitors arose this 5th day of May 2019 to a cultural jamboree by the various fans club commencing from Foto down to the Main stadium of campus A. This event was the harbinger of the solemn opening ceremony of the University games. Commencing with an ecumenical prayer for a peaceful and successful UG in a united Cameroon led by Imam Allassan Danlamei and Pastor Mbono Jandem Jean of the EEC, these men of God prayed for peace love and harmony. Welcoming the mammoth crowd, together with top administrative authorities, the mayor expressed his profound diligence to have them, telling them to feel at home. In his usual charismatic aura, the VC of UDs recognized and appreciated efforts garnered to make the games a success, referring to these contributions as coming from “friends in deed”. Following the new cooperative spirit of higher education and more precisely, the UDs with the entrepreneurial world, the CEO of MTN expressed the cooperative spirit of his enterprise to partner with higher education in the training of young Cameroonians whenever there is an opportunity. The president of the national executive of FENASU presented a higher education geared towards holistic development of the God given talents of those in quest of knowledge. After all these, the Minister of State, Minister of Higher Education, Prof Jacques Fame Ndongo, lauded the efforts put together towards the realization of the desire of the Head of State for an all-inclusive development of Cameroonians. He expressed his gratitude to the Head of government and his government for ensuring the implementation of this desire. With this he declared the 22nd edition of the University games hosted by the University of Dschang christened the “Collective Dynamics Games” OPENED. An innovative highly symbolical torch-bearing and lighting ceremony featuring a representation of the ten regions of Cameroon was performed signifying unity and strength. Commitment to the spirit of fair play was immortalized through an oath-taking ceremony. This was closely followed by an innovative spectacle that attracted thunderous applauses from a cheerfull crowd. A mélange of culture and sports through parade by the various delegations raised the euphoria to fever peach. This quickly gave way to the kick-off of the opening match by the Minister.
