By Angu Lesley Ngwa Akonwi
Football Writer,kick442.com-Cameroon
When the Association Camerounaise de Football 7 (ACF7) released its communiqué on 17 November 2025 confirming a new technical leadership, one theme emerged clearly: Cameroon is entering a new chapter in 7-a-side football, and the architects of that project have now been chosen. At the heart of this fresh era — an era focused on identity-building, structure and long-term development — stands Martin Nkabyo, appointed to assist new Technical Director Christophe Ousmanou in shaping the national blueprint.
For followers of Cameroonian football, especially those familiar with Bamenda’s relentless football culture, Nkabyo’s elevation is hardly surprising. His body of work at PWD Bamenda and Yong Sport Academy (YOSA) has long established him as one of the most respected Anglophone technicians in the country — a coach forged in demanding environments where tactical clarity and discipline are not optional, but fundamental.
Now, those qualities move to the national stage.
Assisting Ousmanou: a partnership built on complementary strengths
The structure ACF7 unveiled is both deliberate and strategic.
Christophe Ousmanou takes the lead as Technical Director, tasked with designing the vision and philosophy that will define Cameroon’s style of play in Football 7. Supporting him directly, Martin Nkabyo steps into the role of assistant — the key figure responsible for transforming conceptual frameworks into practical, on-pitch reality. They work alongside Alladoum Isaac Roland, appointed as chargé d’études, who brings analytical depth, field reporting and essential technical research.
Together, the trio forms a balanced technical engine. Ousmanou provides national-team experience and a panoramic understanding of youth development. Nkabyo injects rigour, tactical organisation and hands-on coaching methodology. Alladoum adds the detail work — the data, context and local insights that anchor a national project in reality.
This is not merely a group of coaches. It is a carefully assembled team, designed to build something from scratch.
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A unified mission for a discipline finding its identity
Football 7 is fast, intense and unforgiving. Space is limited, transitions are constant, and decisions happen in fractions of seconds. Cameroon seeks not just to participate but to build a recognisable identity — one that mirrors the country’s strengths while adapting to the particular demands of the format.
For this, Ousmanou, Nkabyo and Alladoum must craft a cohesive tactical model, harmonise training standards across age categories, and guide future selectors with a shared philosophy. It is foundational work, the kind that defines not only how teams play, but how players are scouted, trained and developed.
In a discipline still finding its structure in Cameroon, their task is as crucial as it is complex.
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Why Nkabyo matters in this moment
If Ousmanou sets the strategy, Nkabyo becomes the key translator — the one who ensures that ideas survive the transition from theory to practice. His reputation from Bamenda is built on precise organisation, player improvement and the ability to mould competitive teams even with limited resources. These are exactly the traits Football 7 demands.
His appointment also carries symbolic importance. Involving a leading Anglophone technician strengthens the national character of the project, ensuring the ecosystem reflects the diversity of the country’s football culture. For a new discipline trying to establish legitimacy, that matters — both internally and in the eyes of the footballing public.
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A project that could define an era
This is a beginning — not of a team, but of a footballing ecosystem. The impact of this technical trio will stretch across scouting pathways, training methodology, tactical identity and national team preparation. Their work will shape how Cameroon plays 7-a-side football for years to come.
In that story, Martin Nkabyo stands at the heart of it — the quiet but essential force behind a new era. And when this discipline takes full shape, when Cameroon begins to assert itself on continental stages, the fingerprints of Ousmanou, Nkabyo and Alladoum will be unmistakable across its foundation.
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