-
 Pionnier des portails web sportifs africains.En ligne depuis 2000 ...
 
Actu : Catégories 
Tonnerre: fall of a giant (15.11.2005)
By Martin Etonge
BBC Sport, Yaounde
Tonnerre have never gone down in their 73-year history
As one of the leading clubs in Cameroon, the relegation of Tonnerre Kalara to the second division is the biggest shock of the just concluded season.
The former African champions, who had legend Roger Milla as one of its players during its glorious past, have never suffered the drop in its 73-year history.
But a 1-1 draw with Union Douala on Sunday, which gave them 38 points from 34 games, sealed their fate.
The draw denied them a place in the play-offs, which could have given them a chance of retaining their first division status.
Bogged down by management and financial problems, Tonnerre dismayed their fans by staying in the relegation zone throughout the season.
After winning five domestic cups and five league titles, Tonnerre were regarded as one of the pacesetters in Cameroonian football, before boardroom wrangling put them on the path to ruin.
Antoine Essomba Eyenga, who holds a majority shareholding at Tonnerre, took control of the club in 1996 and has been criticised for the way he has managed the club.
Described by many of the club`s supporters as being dictatorial, Eyenga has been accused of sacking managers at will and disrupting the team`s progress by selling the team`s best players to European clubs.
Eyenga`s reign has not gone down well with some family members of the late Martin Omgba
Zing, who founded the club in 1934.
Eyenga has been blamed for Tonnerre`s misfortunes
Holding the view that Eyenga was leading the club down the wrong path, they attempted to wrest control of the club from Eyenga.
Although their attempts to unseat Eyenga failed, the negative publicity from the open battle discouraged sponsors from injecting funds into the club and led fans to abandon Tonnerre in droves.
"Eyenga is solely responsible for what is happening to Tonnerre today and he should now work alone to return the club to division one," Ferdinand Mbida, a 56-year-old Tonnerre supporter, told BBC Sport.
Although the club`s fans have resigned themselves to life in the second division, Eyenga says his club will not play outside the top division next season.
"Tonnerre will never drop to the second division," Eyenga surprisingly said.
"We are still waiting for decisions from the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) on two appeals on which we are claiming points."
But Fecafoot authorities have told BBC Sport that Tonnerre has no pending appeals that could help them avoid the drop.
The relegation of Tonnerre is a demonstration of the fragile management structure of most Cameroonian clubs who own no training grounds, stadia or permanent administrative offices.
And should Tonnerre fail to put their house in order, Sunday`s relegation might only be the start of a decline from which they may never recover.
Hits: 6624 | BBC | 
| 
| Toutes les ( 0 ) Réactions
Pour réagir, vous devez être connecté. Enregistrez vous et connectez vous.
Première page Toute l' actualité
Camlions.com est le plus grand portail web d´information médiatique digitale sur les lions indomptables du Cameroun.Il existe depuis 2000. Vous pouvez faire connaitre vos services à nos membres, partenaires et visiteurs.
Vous pouvez :
- Insérer une bannière publicitaire avec une redirection vers votre contenu ou site web
- Publier des articles dédiés et interviews
- Publier vos vidéos et galeries d´images
Contactez-nous directement par :
Mail : ICI
Téléphone : +237 699930214 / +237 694945126 / +49 15170235651
WhatsApp: +23799930214 / +4915170235651 / +23794945126
WEB365, VOTRE SITE WEB PROFESSIONNEL A PARTIR DE 50 000 CFA (76.00 Euro )
https://www.web365.ws
NOS PACKS :
BN-iSTART STANDARD
BN-iSTART PRO
BN-iFIRM STANDARD
BN-iFIRM PRO
BN-iSPECIAL
BN-iPROMOTE Commandez en ligne : https://www.web365.ws/order
Contactez-nous directement par :
Mail : ICI
Téléphone : +237 699930214 / +237 694945126 / +49 15170235651
WhatsApp: +4915170235651 / +23794945126 /+23799930214
BN-ICARD, VOTRE CARTE DE VISITE DIGITALE PROFESSIONNELLE A PARTIR DE 15.00 Euro ( 10 000 CFA ) par AN
https://www.bn-icard.com/
A partir de 15.00 Euro ( 10.000 CFA )par AN
Contactez-nous directement par :
Mail : ICI
Téléphone : +237 699930214 / +237 694945126 / +49 15170235651
WhatsApp:
+4915170235651 / +23794945126 /+23799930214
TOP JOUEURS 
Vincent ABOUBAKAR
( )
MBIDA Gregoire
( )
MILLA Roger
( )
Song Bahanag Rigobert
( )
Nlend Paul
( )
CHOUPO MOTING Eric
( )
Webo Achille
( )
Njitap Fotso Jeremy Sorelle
( )
Eto´o Fils Samuel
( )
Wome Nlend Pierre
( )
Olembé René Solomon
( )
KUNDE Emmanuel Jerome
( )
Kameni Idriss Carlos
( )
Foe Marc vivien
( )
BELL Joseph Antoine
( )
NKONO Thomas
( )
ABEGA Theophile
( )
Mboma Dem Patrick
( )
Makoun Jean II
( )
Emana Achille
( )
OMAM BIYICK François
( )
TATAW ETA Stephen
( )
MANGA ONGUENE Jean
( )
Epalle Joel
( )
Etame Mayer
( )
TOUS LES LIONSLIONS EN ACTION 16.01.2021
Cameroun
<>
Zimbabwe
1:0
CAN
(Seniors)
Infos + Forums
Derniers résultatsPHOTO DU JOUR 
CARLOS BALEBA - Un dossier très chaud cette année.
[ 0 R | 76427 hits']SONDAGES
Lire les r?sultats ( 0 votes et 24 R )
Tous les sondagesVIDEOS 
TOP JOUEURS
Eto´o Fils Samuel
Foe Marc vivien
Song Bahanag Rigobert
Mboma Dem Patrick
Webo Achille
TOUS LES JOUEURSGALERIES D´IMAGES 
visite du Président de la CAF Patrice MOTSEPE à Foumban le 16.08.2021
CAN Feminime 2016 - Lionnes indomptables : Une préparation rude
CAN Feminime 2016 : meilleures images des lionnes
CAN Feminime 2016 : Les meilleures images
Visitez aussi
Camerounlink.com : Portail du cameroun 
Biangue Networks : Nouvelles Technologies au Cameroun 
Bertoua.info - La région de l´Est du Cameroun 
Duala.info - La région du littoral du Cameroun 
Kribi-info.com - La cité balneaire du Cameroun 
Bafoussam.info - La région de l´ouest du Cameroun 
Ongola.info - La région du centre du Cameroun 
Grandmbam.info - Le Grand Mbam du Cameroun 
Competences 2035 - Les compétences camerounaises 
Camlions.com . Les lions indomptables du Cameroun 
Footeurs.com - Le Football mondial en réseau 
Surfcameroun.com - Naviguez les meilleurs sites camerounais 
Peuplesawa.com - Le portail web des cultures SAWA 
Royaumebamoun.com - Le Royaume des Bamouns 
BLOGS RECENTS INT GRACIAS CORPORATION
CHENDJOUEMMANUEL@YAHOO.FR
SPORTS
BRéSIL
RECHERCHE DE JOUEUR CAMEROUNAIS
RECHERCHE SUR GOOGLE Web Pics Actu Maps

