The DRIMP Foundation Championship Trophy Was Received In Bondu With Fanfare

The people of Bondu-Tabenken are known for their hospitality and their enormous love for football. Many decades ago, our grandmothers used to cook shaa' to celebrate our respective victories at the Tabenken inter quarters competitions. To continue what was initiated by our ancestors, the elites of Bondu-Tabenken have never given a deaf ear to the call and demands of the Hungry Lions FC of Bondu. Today, this reporter is told that the Hungry Lions have at least eight pairs of kits and eight new balls. No other football team in Tabenken can be compared to the Hungry Lions FC in terms of the above mentioned materials.This is the handwork of the people who cherish the game of football.
After yesterday's 3-1 victory at the DRIMP Foundation Championship played against Recreation FC of Binju at the Nkambe municipal stadium, the team got what I should describe as standing ovation from the people of Bondu-Tabenken who saluted the team that has elevated beyond the valley of Tabenken. At the end of the match in Nkambe, there were telephone calls coming in from the elites of Bondu who praised the boys for their maturity. While announcing the various prizes, one of the MC announced that Ta Nformi Ngala Gerard has supported the Hungry Lions with 50,000 FCFA and 30,000 FCFA for Recreation FC of Binju (the runners up). A few minutes later, another call came in announcing that Mr Demian  Yembe Ngala (the elder brother of Ngala Gerard) has added grace to glory by supporting the Hungry Lions with 75,000 FCFA. The team took home and estimated sum of 40,000 FCFA. This is as a result of the fact that they were given 200,000 FCFA for emerging as the gold medalists at the Divisional level plus 75,000 FCFA that they received for leading their own zone of the tournament one week before the finals in Nkambe.
With joy and happiness, the Hungry Lions left Nkambe that same night for Bondu-Tabenken. I'm told that both young and old people came out and gathered at the junction to welcome the team that has made them proud. I'm equally told that many activities were boycotted in Bondu quarter from the moment they heard that the boys were bringing home a "big cup". The catechist of St Joseph Catholic Mission Bondu quarter traveled all away from Bondu to Nkambe to cheer the team. If you know the man I'm talking about, you will agree with me that the people of Bondu are undoubtedly football lovers.
NB: This reporter's preoccupation here is the team(the Hungry Lions FC) not the tournament (DRIMP Foundation Championship). My next post will give a vivid description of the nature of the tournament and other activities that accompanied the tournament.