COCAN Spearheads Recruitment Of Volunteers

T he dust on who should spearhead the recruitment process of volunteers for the 2021 Cameroon TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has been cleared. In effect, it will be the Local Organising Committee of the AFCON better known by its French acronym COCAN. We gathered that after a communique signed Monday November 8, 2021 by the Tournament Director, Michel Dissake Mbarga announcing the launching of the recruitment of volunteers, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) had raised eyebrows indicating that they are supposed to be at the forefront of the recruitment process. With tension in the air on this aspect, we went further to gather that a meeting was held between the Local Organising Committee and CAF. The outcome, we learned, was that stakeholders after deliberations agreed on the fact that the Local Organising Committee will be at the forefront of the recruitment process.

As per the November 8, 2021 communique, candidates aspiring to be volunteers for the competition should be of Cameroonian nationality or foreigners aged at least 18 years old. They are required to fill a registration form online with the link https://minsep.cm/volontaires-can. The communique also specifies the date limit for the registration process. Starting from November 8, 2021, aspiring candidat...