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15.11.2005
Tonnerre: fall of a giant
By Martin Etonge
BBC Sport, Yaounde
Tonnerre have never gone down in their 73-year history
As one of the leading clubs in Cameroon, the relegation of Tonnerre Kalara to the second division is the biggest shock of the just concluded season.
The former African champions, who had legend Roger Milla as one of its players during its glorious past, have never suffered the drop in its 73-year history.
But a 1-1 draw with Union Douala on Sunday, which gave them 38 points from 34 games, sealed their fate.
The draw denied them a place in the play-offs, which could have given them a chance of retaining their first division status.
Bogged down by management and financial problems, Tonnerre dismayed their fans by staying in the relegation zone throughout the season.
After winning five domestic cups and five league titles, Tonnerre were regarded as one of the pacesetters in Cameroonian football, before boardroom wrangling put them on the path to ruin.
Antoine Essomba Eyenga, who holds a majority shareholding at Tonnerre, took control of the club in 1996 and has been criticised for the way he has managed the club.
Described by many of the club`s supporters as being dictatorial, Eyenga has been accused of sacking managers at will and disrupting the team`s progress by selling the team`s best players to European clubs.
Eyenga`s reign has not gone down well with some family members of the late Martin Omgba Zing, who founded the club in 1934.
Eyenga has been blamed for Tonnerre`s misfortunes
Holding the view that Eyenga was leading the club down the wrong path, they attempted to wrest control of the club from Eyenga.
Although their attempts to unseat Eyenga failed, the negative publicity from the open battle discouraged sponsors from injecting funds into the club and led fans to abandon Tonnerre in droves.
"Eyenga is solely responsible for what is happening to Tonnerre today and he should now work alone to return the club to division one," Ferdinand Mbida, a 56-year-old Tonnerre supporter, told BBC Sport.
Although the club`s fans have resigned themselves to life in the second division, Eyenga says his club will not play outside the top division next season.
"Tonnerre will never drop to the second division," Eyenga surprisingly said.
"We are still waiting for decisions from the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) on two appeals on which we are claiming points."
But Fecafoot authorities have told BBC Sport that Tonnerre has no pending appeals that could help them avoid the drop.
The relegation of Tonnerre is a demonstration of the fragile management structure of most Cameroonian clubs who own no training grounds, stadia or permanent administrative offices.
And should Tonnerre fail to put their house in order, Sunday`s relegation might only be the start of a decline from which they may never recover.Hits: 1 | Source:BBC
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