The coach
of Cameroonian first division club Yong Sports Academy of Bamenda, Emmanuel
Ndoumbe Bosso who was kidnapped on 19 March has been released.
A club official confirmed that coach
Bosso was
abducted while driving to the team's base for training.
"Coach Bosso was freed last
night and is now with his family" Yong Sports spokesperson Wanchia Cynthia
confirmed to BBC Sport
"There wasn't any ransom paid
and we don't know why he was kidnapped.
"We believe pressure from the
fans and the media played a huge role in our coach getting released"
Bosso, who won the 2013 Cameroon Cup
with Yong Sports and worked with Union Douala and Sable de Batie, has so far
declined to comment on his ordeal.
Yong Sports will resume training
today however it is uncertain whether coach Bosso will take charge of the
session.
The club are are tied on 12 points
with UMS of Loum at the top of Pool B in Cameroonaib championship after the
first phase of the league
The team found in the City of
Bamenda, North West is one of two English speaking regions where secessionists
have been fighting government forces for 3 years in a bid for independence.
Despite kidnappings on the increase,
the abduction of Bosso on Tuesday is the first time a player or football
official is kidnapped.
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