The move was triggered by a request made by president Bikek Louis of the Littoral Regional League of FECAFOOT to the General Assembly asking for the Alioum- led Association to be disbanded.
For starters, the Cameroon Association of Football Referees ACAF had declared an indefinite suspension of all officiating activities across domestic competitions organized by the Cameroon Football Federation FECAFOOT, effective Monday, April 21, 2025.
The decision, announced by ACAFs National President, Alioum Siddi was supposed to impact referees and assistant referees involved in the Professional Elite One and Elite Two Championships, the Womens First Division Championship, regional and Division leagues, as well as futsal and beach soccer tournaments.
The move was made in response to unresolved financial disputes, primarily centered on unpaid allowances totaling approximately 300 million CFA francs roughly 500,000 accumulated over four seasons, including the ongoing 20242025 campaign.
In a strongly worded directive, ACAF urged its members to remain vigilant, resolute, and unified, emphasizing that referees must resist any form of pressure, manipulation, intimidation, or blackmail from third parties seeking to undermine the strike.
Unfortunately the Federation has settled for the creation of another association to speak on behalf of Referees.
The decision to remove the Referees Association from the FECAFOOT general assembly and have it replaced by a different body has sparked outrage on social media with some likening it to dictatorship, especially as the Cameroon Professional footballers syndicate SYNAFOC was disbanded and replaced by another.