Renaissance FC de Ngoumou is a

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club in Cameroon and based in the city of Ngoumou, 60 km from Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon.Club Details
/ref> The club is chaired by Michel Abena. The first team is coached by former Cameroon international

Thomas Libiih Thomas Libiih (born 17 November 1967) is a Cameroonian former footballer. He played for various clubs, including Tonnerre Yaoundé and Ohud Medina. He also participated in the 1990 FIFA World Cup and 1994 FIFA World Cup. Libiih had a brief spe ...

, and currently plays in the MTN Elite One since 2002.

History

Renaissance FC de Ngoumou was founded on 2 January 2000 by the Development Committee Nkong-Abok, in a village located 24 km from the city of Ngoumou and 60 km from Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon. Since its inception, it has been affiliated with the

Cameroonian Football Federation The Cameroonian Football Federation (french: Fédération Camerounaise de Football) is the governing body of football (soccer), football in Cameroon. It is known as FECAFOOT. On 11 December 2021, the acting-President of FECAFOOT - former Cameroo ...

. It started playing in the county league championship in its region of origin, the Department of

Méfou-et-Akono Mefou-et-Akono is a department of Centre Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of and, as of 2001, had a total population of 57,051. The capital of the department lies at Ngoumou. Subdivisions The department is divided adminis ...

. During the 2000 season, the team participated in the playoffs for the first time. After 6 wins in 6 games in the league of the department

, they accessed the Inter-league tournament 2000, a competition involving the champions of the various leagues in the region. At the end of the tournament, Renaissance FC de Ngoumou ranked among the best teams in the Central Region with 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in 4 games. This opened the doors of the regional championship. Having achieved the feat of reaching, respectively 1/16 and 1/8 finals of the

Cameroonian Cup The Cameroon Cup is the national football competition in Cameroon, on a knock-out-basis. Cup Finals Before independence * 1941 : Caïman de Douala 6-0 Mikado ASTP * 1942 : Caïman de Douala 3-1 Léopards Douala * 1943 : Caïman de Douala * 194 ...

in 2001 and 2002 before being eliminated, Renaissance FC de Ngoumou won the right with satisfactory results after 2 years in the regional championship to represent the Central Region in the 2002 Tournoi Inter-poules. After which, Renaissance Football Club joined the elite of Cameroonian football through its rise in first division football to today's MTN Elite One status.

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