MTN Elite One: Aigle's relegation-survival bid gets major boost.

The match was played yesterday. It took place at the Military Stadium in Yaounde.

In-form star, Yves Mbappe, scored a brace while his teammate Jean Bikatal added one to hand the Aigle team the victory which went down as Canon’s fourth loss in its last five matches in the competition.

Following the win, Aigle of Moungo which entered the match day holding a relegation-bound 13th position on the table bounced back strongly with a chance to escape the drop zone when the season ends.

The result saw the outfit moving from 29 to 32points. 

The tally left the club in a position where it could move from the danger zone to a relegation-safety-bound 11th.

Astres of Douala and AS Fortuna who held the 11th and 12th positions respectively, also counted a total of 32points heading into yesterday’s match day 28 actions. 

Aigle of Moungo is battling to avoid going down as one of the four bottom-placed teams that are expected to get relegated from the MTN Elite One championship at the end of this season.

The team which has 10 victories, five draws and 13 defeats this season, only secured promotion to the topflight last year as one of two teams that were promoted at the close of the 2023/2024 second division championship campaign.

The promotion had the club staging a comeback to the top division after spending some three decades in various inferior leagues. 

Match week 28 to roundup Tuesday

The 28th round of matches in the championship will conclude tomorrow Tuesday June 17. 

Victoria United Football Club of Limbe will entertain already-relegated side, Union of Douala at the Centenary Stadium in Limbe.

Before the two matches on Tuesday, Littoral Region’s Stade Renard of Melong will entertain relegation-battling Bamboutos of Mbouda at the Melong Stadium on Monday while Coton Sport of Garoua host Dynamo of Douala at the annex of the Roumde Adjia Stadium on the same day.

AS Fortuna will also face PWD Bamenda at the Annex One of the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium on Monday while Panthere of Nde travels up north to take on home team, Gazelle Football Academy of Garoua at the annex of the Roumde Adjia Stadium. 

This article was first published in The Guardian Post Edition No:3475 of Monday June 16, 2025