PWD Bamenda is a Cameroonian
football club based in the City of
Bamenda
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Northwest Region They currently compete in the
Elite One
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, the highest football league in Cameroon.
PWD Bamenda won their maiden domestic and first
Elite One
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title in
2020
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after they were crowned champions since the season couldn't be completed due to the effects of thethey also went on to win the Cameroon cup after beating Astres of Douala (1-0) through a free kick transformed by Chem thereby setting them a place for CAF confederations Cup preliminaries.They failed to make it to the playoffs of the league
COVID-19 pandemic
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This club has several names among which are P-ton ton and Abakwa boys and is one of the oldest clubs in Cameroon, the flag bearer of the North West Region of Cameroon alongside YOSA their archrivals.
History
On 5 April 2019, the head coach of
PWD Bamenda, Augustine Choupo, was kidnapped, held for a few hours and then released unharmed.
Rivalries
Yong Sports Academy
Yong Sports Academy (YOSA) is a football club in Bamenda, Cameroon
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and
Coton Sport FC de Garoua
Coton Sport Football Club de Garoua, or simply Coton Sport, is a Cameroonian football club based in Garoua. They play their home games at the Stade Omnisport de Garoua, commonly known as the Roumde Adjia Stadium. The club is chaired by Sadou Fern ...
Stadium
The team's official home ground is the 2500 capacity Bamenda Municipal Stadium undergoing some renovation works since 2013.
Due to these works, PWD plays home games at the University Of Bamenda campus fields and YONG Sports Complexe at Mile 5 Nkwen-Bamenda.
Supporters
Some supporters of PWD Bamenda claim that the club represents the
Anglophone Cameroonian population of the country.
Honours
Elite One
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*Champions:
2019–20
Cameroon Cup
*Champions: 2021
Performance in CAF competitions
CAF Champions League
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2020–21
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– Qualifying round
CAF Confederation Cup
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2004 – First round
References
External links
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Football clubs in Cameroon
Sports clubs in Cameroon
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