PWD Bamenda

PWD Bamenda
Nickname(s)Abakwa Boys[1]
Founded1962; 62 years ago (1962)
GroundMankon Municipal Stadium, Bamenda
Capacity5,000
ChairmanPascal S. Abunde
CoachConstanine Bep
LeagueElite One
2022–23Elite One, 4th of 11 Poule A with 25 points
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PWD Bamenda is a Cameroonian football club based in the City of Bamenda, Northwest Region They currently compete in the Elite One, the highest football league in Cameroon.[2]

PWD Bamenda won their maiden domestic and first Elite One title in 2020 after they were crowned champions since the season couldn't be completed due to the effects of thethey also went on to win the Cameroon cup after beating Astres of Douala (1–0) through a free kick transformed by Chem thereby setting them a place for CAF confederations Cup preliminaries.They failed to make it to the playoffs of the league COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

This club has several names among which are P-ton ton and Abakwa boys and is one of the oldest clubs in Cameroon, the flag bearer of the North West Region of Cameroon alongside YOSA their archrivals.

  1. ^ "#843 – PWD Social Club Bamenda : Abakwa Boys" (in French). Footnickname. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. ^ "How a football team from Cameroon's conflict-stricken regions defied all odds to win a maiden national trophy". Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  3. ^ "PWD Bamenda clinches maiden domestic title after league's cancellation". Goal. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2020.