Events

Amputee football just started.

• We have a radio program on CBC radio Cameroon-Bamenda every Saturday at 8:30am.  The program is handled by the president Ngala Maimo with other invited personnel.

• On Friday 25th January 2019, we had a radio program on CRTV Cameroon national television at 8:30am. Ngala Maimo had a 50 minutes interview with the national radio.

• There was the first ever Amputee football meeting and exhibition match, interviews and photos in Bamenda-Cameroon on Saturday 26th January 2019.

Flier for the first national amputee football meeting and exhibition match.

The program came and passed and was a success. Permission to host the meeting was granted by the Divisional officer of Bamenda I subdivision and the following were informed:

- Regional Delegation of sports and physical education,

- The Police post Bamenda I,

- Red cross team,

- Regional delegation of social affairs.

- Cameroon Radio Television Team.

Program started at 10am and ended at 2pm. 

There were spectators and people of good will who were present and supportive.

The event was a success.

•  On March 3rd, 2019, there was another training session in Bamenda-Cameroon for National Amputee football team. the event was a success and we saw amputees all over the territory merge for their training session. Another player was added to the team and it was a boast to Cameroon Amputee Football association.
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• Coordinating unit with persons of disabilities.
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  Amputee football

  Highest governing body	World Amputee Football Federation
  Characteristics
  Contact	Contact
  Team members	7
  Mixed gender	Single
  Type	Outdoor (mainly)

  
  Amputee football is a disabled sport played with seven players on each team (six outfield players and one goalkeeper). Outfield players have lower extremity amputations, and goalkeepers have an upper extremity amputation. Outfield players use loftstrand (forearm) crutches, and play without their prosthesis
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2017 European Amputee Football Championship final  match between Turkey (red/black) and England. (blue).

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Around the world

There are several amputee football associations around the world. A couple examples of this are the England Amputee Association and The Irish Amputee Football Association. Each organization promotes the advancement of the sport and that it gains more recognition. The England Amputee Football Association states their main goal on their website as: "The England Amputee Football Association's aim is to provide all amputees, people with congenital limb deficiencies and persons with restricted use of limbs, with the opportunity to play football locally, nationally and internationally."

Amputee Football World Cup

Main article: Amputee Football World Cup

Former name : Amputee Football World Championships (from first to 2003)

Number	Year	Host City	Teams	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th Place
1	1984	Seattle, United States
2	1988	Seattle, United States		El Salvador	USA	ENG
3	1989	Seattle, United States
4	1991	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
5	1998	Manchester, England		RUS	UZB	BRA
6	2000	Seattle, United States		BRA	RUS	UKR
7	2001	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil		BRA	RUS	ENG
8	2002	Sochi, Russia		RUS	BRA	UZB
9	2003	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	4	RUS	UKR	BRA	UZB
10	2005	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6	BRA	RUS	ENG	UKR
11	2007	Antalya, Turkey	10	UZB	RUS	TUR	?
12	2010	Crespo, Argentina		UZB	ARG	TUR	RUS
13	2012	Kaliningrad, Russia	12	UZB	RUS	TUR	ARG
14	2014	Culiacán, Mexico	23	RUS	ANG	TUR	POL
15	2018	San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico		ANG	TUR	BRA	MEX

Other Championships

Year	Event	Host	Date	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1999	1st Open European Championships	UKR Kiev		BRA	RUS	UZB
2006	Volgograd Open Championships	RUS Volgograd	Sep 24 – 30	RUS	ENG	UZB
2007	1st All-Africa Amputee Soccer Tournament	SLE Freetown	Feb	GHA	LIB	SLE
2008	European Amputee Football Championship	TUR Istanbul	Oct 2–10	RUS	TUR	ENG
2017	6th Amp Futbol Cup	POL Warsaw	Jun 24–25	ENG	POL	JPN
2017	European Amputee Football Championship	TUR Istanbul	Oct 1–10	TUR	ENG	POL