Guinness Super League: FC Ebolowa, Lekie Filles record differing fortunes, ready for dramatic season end.

Louves MINPROFF stunned FC Ebolowa with a 2-2 draw during the decisive week 18 match which took place at the FECAFOOT Technical Center in Odza in the Centre Region, last Sunday. 

A day after the fixture, Lekie Filles quickly capitalized on the opportunity, humbling relegation-fighting Authentic Ladies Football Club of Douala with a 2-1 beating away in the economic capital. 

Following the results, FC Ebolowa climbed to 46 points on the classification. But dropping two points meant Lekie Filles which came out victorious in its own fixture, cut the gap between the two teams to just one point after the Centre Region team moved from 42 to 45points.

The current ranking means the two teams will be facing the last phase of the championship with hopes to storm through a mind-blowing battle for outright superiority when the season concludes later next month.

Enter do-or-die final phase 

The present classification means the two title-chasing teams will have to adopt a do-or-die approach during the final phase of the championship which is scheduled to run from May 23 to June 21 this year.

FC Ebolowa’s four matches in the series will be against Awa Football Filles, Ita Mbong Football Club of Nkambe, Éclair Filles and Cyclone Football Club of Douala. 

The team will host Awa Filles during week 19 matches scheduled to run between May 23 and 24 before traveling to Bambili in the North West Region to take on Ita Mbong at the University of Bamenda Stadium during match day 20 actions scheduled to hold between May 30 and 31.

The club’s fixture against Éclair Filles on week 21 comes up between June 6 and 7 before its season finale against Cyclone on June 20 and 21.

FC Ebolowa’s last four games are against Dja Sports, Awa Filles, Authentic Ladies and Vision Foot Academy. 

The team will flag off the series with a home fixture against Dja Sports before journeying to entertain Awa Filles and Authentic Ladies away before ending the season with a cracker against Vision Foot.

The FC Ebolowa club is expected to have a more challenging run during the final matches. Unlike Lekie Filles which is up against just two relegation-fighting teams, three of FC Ebolowa’s opponents; Awa Filles, Authentic Ladies and Vision Foot Academy are desperately fighting relegation. 

Familiar mad battle for superiority 

The ongoing two-horse title race opens doors for a remake of the exact scenario that the same two teams in this year’s battle masterminded during the recent 2023/2024 edition of the women’s topflight championship campaign. The two were separated in the title race in the 2023/2024 by head-to-head considerations. 

Both teams dramatically finished the season totaling 56points. FC Ebolowa ended up running away with the trophy after it defeated Lekie Filles and held the club to a draw during their two meetings in the course of the championship journey. 

The performance gave the FC Ebolowa side an advantage to win the league ahead of an authoritative and free-scoring Lekie Filles team that ended the season totaling a +44goals difference, far inferior to FC Ebolowa’s 36. 

This article was first published in The Guardian Post Edition No:3448 of Wednesday May 14, 2025