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Football: Elite One opening-day tickets to be sold online only

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Football: Elite One opening-day tickets to be sold online onlyGuillaume WA · CC BY-SA 3.0

The Cameroon Football Federation, the Transitional Council for Professional Football and MTN have announced that tickets for the first round of the 2026-2027 MTN Elite One championship will be sold exclusively online. The measure applies to entry for the season’s launch, according to Actu Cameroun.

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