Francophonie Games: Stricter Conditions For Selection

Two experts from the organisation were in Cameroon to supervise the selection process.

The rules for selection of candidates for the Francophonie Games have changed as the selection process is henceforth controlled directly from the headquarters of the organisation in Paris which dispatched experts across the globe to supervise the selection process at country level. Speaking in a press conference at the Ministry of Sports and Physical Education at the end of their mission to Cameroon, Twihirwa Aimable from Rwanda and Justine Ngaga from Cameroon said the rules were changed because the Francophonie wants quality. They said the pre-selected candidates will have to wait for the final approval from Paris on October 18.

The experts declared that during their stay in Cameroon, they realised Cameroon has enormous talents as Cameroon is the only country which will be fielding candidates in several disciplines. They said they pre-selected candidates in arts disciplines like dance, songs, rhymes, painting, cartooning, hip hop and sustainable development. They urged countries to prepare their candidates well for the competition as the level is going to be very high this time around. Also, countries should put in place strategies to follow up gold medallists in the Francophonie Games so as to enable them realise their dreams after the competition.

They said the upcom...