Cameroonian Federation of Sports the Intellectually Disabled (FECASDI) (French: ') is the national sports federation for sportspeople with intellectual disabilities competing in

International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability INAS (International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability; originally called INAS-FMH, later INAS-FID, INAS and now as Virtus Sport) was established in 1986 by professionals in the Netherlands who were involved in sport an ...

(INAS) and Paralympic events. They organize national ID sports championships. The federation was recognized by law in 2010, and then became a member of the Cameroonian Paralympic Committee in 2011. FECASDI has tried to get its sportspeople qualified for the

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. They have also hosted several conferences.

Governance

Cameroonian Federation of Sports the Intellectually Disabled (FECASDI) is one of four member organizations of the

Cameroonian Paralympic Committee Cameroonian National Paralympic Committee (french: Comité national paralympique camerounais, CNPC) is the primary body in Cameroon for the promotion of sports for people with disabilities. It has four member organizations: Cameroonian Sports F ...

. The organization's president is Jean Marie Aléokol. They are based in

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. The federation is in charge of appointing members to the national squad, representing Cameroon at

(INAS) sanctioned competitions. FECASDI organizes a national championship for ID sports. The championships include a number of sports including ID

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and

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History

Articles 36 and 37 of Law Nº2010 / 002 of April 2010, Protection and promotion of disabled personsThe name of the law in French is, '. saw the organization formally recognized by law in Cameroon. This was seen by the government as an important step in promoting physical activity for people with disabilities in the country. The Cameroonian Sports Federation for People with Disabilities (FECASH) The name of the organization in French is, '. was dissolved in July 2011 as a result of Law No. 2011-18 of 15 July 2011 related to the organization and promotion of Physical and Sporting Activities. FECASH was replaced by

Cameroonian Sports Federation for the Visually Impaired Cameroonian Sports Federation for the Visually Impaired (FECASDEV) (French: ') is the national sports federation for people with vision impairments. The organization is one of four member federations of the Cameroonian Paralympic Committee and is ...

(FECASDEV),The name of the organization in French is, '. the Cameroonian Sports Federation for the Physically Disabled (FECASDEP),The name of the organization in French is, '. FECASDI and the Cameroonian Sports Federation for the Deaf (FECASSO).The name of the organization in French is, '. These four organizations were then made members of the newly reformed

. Cameroon was unable to send any ID athletes to an IPC sanctioned athletics competition in Manchester in March 2012. The inability to send sportspeople meant the country was unable to qualify any ID sports people for the 2012 Summer Paralympics because athletes could not get qualified. The national ID sports federation in Cameroon had to pay a penalty of €11,000 (around 7,150,00

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) for their non-participation. Lack of funding from the government was the primary reason why Cameroon's ID sportspeople could not go to Manchester competition, with the government unaware that FECASDI had even put in a request for funding. Federation representatives planned then to try to send their athletes to a competition later in the year in Portugal to try to get their athletes classified and eligible for London. The organization's Secretary General Emmanuel Wonyu expressed concern at that time that they might be suspended by INAS and wanted to avert that from happening. In 2013, FECASDI hosted a regional conference where issues about the development of ID sport in Africa were discussed. One of the major issues brought up by Aléokol and

(INAS) Executive Director Nick Parr was that there were no ID athletes from Africa who competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. In May 2014, the organization hosted an Agitos Foundation funded

(INAS) workshop that sought to increase participation of African countries in intellectual disability sports on the international level. Among the people presenting was New Zealand professor Jan Burns. The workshop provided an overview of INAS governed sports and INAS hosted competitions. Forty people from several countries including Cameroon,

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participated in the workshop, representing INAS members, Special Olympicsmembers, national sports federations and National Paralympic Committees. In April and May 2016, the organization hosted the 2016 INAS African Open International Futsal Tournament.

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