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| Minister Mbah Acha Brandishing 3 Million Francs Cash Prize Won by the Football Champions, 11 Ripe Peppers of Mbengwi |
3 million for football boys, 2 million for football girls, 2 million for handball boys and 2 million for handball girls totalling 9 million were the cash prizes won by teams that emerged champions at the just ended Momo for Peace and Unity Super Sports Competition dubbed MOPUSC 2026, all from Mbengwi.
In the handball boys final, Awandandam Conquerors of Mbengwi beat 7 Ripe Peppers of Mbengwi 31 goals to 30 while in handball girls, Down Beach of Mbengwi defeated Wumtaw Girls of Njikwa 54 goals to 53. In football girls, Awandam Conquerors of Mbengwi overpowered Young Eagles of Batibo at post match penalties 5 - 3 after both teams ended regular play time on a 1 - 1 draw and in football boys, 11 Ripe Peppers of Mbengwi trashed Njikwa F.C 2 - 0.
The Momo for Peace and Unity Super Sports Competition, MOPUSC 2026 finals were played on the Mbengwi Municipal stadium on Sunday 30th August 2026. Organised by Cameroon's Minister Delegate at the Presidency in Charge of Supreme State Audit, Her Excellency Justice Mbah Acha Rose who doubles as C.P.D.M Permanent Delegation Head for Momo with support from top elites of the party in the division like Mayors, M.Ps Councillors, Senator, Section Presidents etc, the grand finale during which several millions were shared as cash prizes to winners and participants brought together thousands of sports lovers from Batibo, Mbengwi, Widikum, Andek and Njikwa.
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| The Champions, 11 Ripe Peppers of Mile 19 in a Family Photo with the Minister and Entourage |
Why Always Mbengwi?
As the Momo divisional headquarters, Mbengwi enjoys a lot of previleges. Over 85% of the organising committee members are Mbengwi sons, daughters. All planning meetings are held in Mbengwi. During the first early preparatory meetings held in the conference hall of the D.Os office to adopt the internal rules of the tournament, the other four subdivisions were never represented. It's often said any decision taken about you without you is against you.
One of the resolutions that the tournament be kept open for players from anywhere nationwide and beyond was taken without the consent of the other subdivisions. While Njikwa, Ngie, Batibo, Widikum just like last year focused on having teams whose players are their sons and daughters, or at least originate from Momo, team managers in Mbengwi that had mastered the business of football/handball went "buying" professional players from 1st, 2nd and 3rd division clubs across the country to come play under the name Mbengwi.
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| The Mbororos Stole the Show |
At the group stage played within subdivisions, each subdivision was offered 500.000F as running cost. Unfortunately many could still not come up with two teams for each discipline as was stipulated for the divisional knockout stage. A majority reached Mbengwi and picked players from teams that had been eliminated resulting to a team bearing the name Ngie for example but most of the players in it are natives of Mbengwi. Whatever each of the 4 subdivision did with their own 500.000F is better known by them.
Again disciplines like football girls, handball boys and handball girls were minimised by the other four subdivisions. Only Mbengwi had competiting teams at the group stage reason why at the end nearly all the Mbengwi teams still proceeded to play the divisional finals.
Why team managers in the other four sub divisions see MOPUSC as just sports, those in Mbengwi see it beyond that. To them it's pure business reason they invest in it. Awandam Conquerors that emerged champions in football girls, handball boys were someone's investment and she ended grabbing at least 4 million francs. They had won the first edition of the tournament and had mastered how to play the game better.
11 Ripe Peppers and Down Beach plus 7 Ripe Peppers were also someone's investment. He ended up getting at last 5 million. It was the very team that won the first edition in football boys. These investors simply change team name every edition but always use almost same players. Take away all the expenditures, these investors will still be running on a profit. They understood the business side of it and invested during the second edition and made gains, did same during the second edition and made more gains, are ready to keep investimg more even if it means buying players from out of the country to still win the next edition.
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| Awandam Conquerors of Mbengwi, Champions, Football Girls, Won 2 Million Francs |
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| Awandam Conquerors of Mbengwi, Champions, Handball Boys, Won 2 Million Francs |
State of Playgrounds
Tah Romanus is a sports annalyst. To him, the state of the pitches does not reflect the tournament. When it rains, the handball court becomes a pool of standing water and often any ongoing match is suspended, same thing with the football pitch that is not leveled with several sections holding standing water whenever it rains. Again, due to erosion, the heights of the football goal posts are not equal.
Anuah Simon Ketu, Subdivisional Delegate of Sports and Physical Education for Mbengwi is also worried about the bad shape of the pitches. As head of the technical organising committee of MOPUSC 2026, in his speech, he proposed the rehabilitation and improvement of the playing grounds, provision of adequate sporting equipment and facilities, better drainage system to enhance the smooth organisation and programming of subsequent matches.
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| Poor State of the Handball Court when it Rains |
Amusement Village
The Greatest Of All Time (GOAT) innovation of the Momo for Peace and Unity Super Sports Competition 2026 edition was the introduction of an Amusement Village. The concept, brought about by Seta Withgodep Wiertz, vice chairperson of the organising committee became the icing on the cake, pulling together more people at times than the matches.
The MOPUSC Amusement Village became like a trade fair ground. Every Sunday evening after the matches, the general population, together with players and supporters all rally back on the municipal stadium where a section had been carved out as the amusement village.
Canopies, chairs, music, alcoholic and soft drinks, food, barbecue, shawama, pop corn, ice cream, live animation and general ambiance, fanfare characterised the amusement village. People stayed up all night there enjoying themselves till daybreak. Whatever the outcome of the matches, irrespective of poor officiating, quarrels, accusations, all of that usually becomes history and peace and unity is embraced in camaraderie amongst all when amusing themselves.
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| MOPUSC Amusement Village |
Rigobert Song, Samuel Eto'o Step up the Cash Prizes
MOPUSC has now become one of the biggest sports jamboree in Cameroon. In total, the sum of 490.000F was shared as cash prizes for athletics and swimming disciplines, 16.650.000F as football, handball prizes, 1.300.000F as compensatory prizes for participating teams, 1.000.000F as individual distinction prizes. All summed up gives a total of nineteen million four hundred and forty thousand francs (19.440.000F).
On this amount, the president of Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT), Samuel Eto'o Fils added 200.000F for the highest goals scorer, Andongono Kluvert from 11 Ripe Peppers of Mbengwi while one time captain and coach of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, Rigobert Song also added 200.000F for the best defender in the tournament, Akeh Paul from Njikwa F.C
There was also an excellence award of material prizes worth millions to some 67 pupils and students drawn from primary, secondary, high and vocational training schools across the division that did well in national exams like First School, Common Entrance , G.C.E O/A Level, CAPIEM, CAPIET. It is estimated that at least 25 million francs was spent for general organisation and prizes to give MOPUSC 2026 the outstanding success it recorded.
Minister Mbah Acha Speaks
Talking to the press at the close of the finals, Cameroon's Minister Delegate at the Presidency in Charge of Supreme State Audit, H.E Justice Mbah Acha Rose under whose distinguished patronage the competition was placed said "It has been very successful, it's put a smile on everybody's face and as you can see everyone is happy and now we can talk peace because violence has never been able to solve any problem"
As an advocate for education, she reiterated her usual call for non state armed fighters to allow schools go on and encouraged parents to brave all odds to send their children to school. To match words with action, beneficiaries of the excellence awards were mostly gifted school materials like books, bags, gas plates etc. "Please allow the schools to go on. Parents should allow their children go to school. We have seen the effects of no school, how the children are so big in the house and don't know anything. When they go and learn, our society will be improved."
These were the words of the minister before she later addressed the recent increase in the spade of femicide cases nationwide. Hear her, "I condemn very seriously the killing of women. We are not animals to be slaughtered. We are humans with our own rights just like men have their own right. We are calling on the men who have been killing these women and who find joy in doing so to please stop. They have a right to live just like you"
H.E Justice Mbah Acha Rose née Fomundam, Minister Delegate at the Presidency in Charge of Supreme State Control, MOPUSC Patron 
Excellence Award 
Excellence Award
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| Down Beach Handball Club of Mbengwi, Champions, Handball Girls, Won 2 Million |
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| Press Interview |
MOPUSC 2027 and thereafter?
The answer to the question whether or not there'll still be the competition next year 2027 and thereafter is still pending. At a time the nation continues to await a cabinet reshufflement and or change at the presidency, all fingers remain crossed, arms folded. The minister did not openly declare that they'll be or they won't be the tournament next year. However, we are privy to underground information that the process to officially register MOPUSC as an association has been engaged. Such moves are indications that irrespective of whether there's a cabinet shake up or not, change at the helm of the Presidency or not, MOPUSC has likely come to stay.
