Coton Sport Garoua regained their crown as kings of Cameroon football by hammering league leaders Bamboutos Mbouda 4-0 on Saturday.
The result means Coton Sport join Bamboutos on 19 points but move ahead at the top on goal difference.
The emphatic victory also eases the pressure on Coton coach Bonaventure Djonkep who faced calls for the sack after his side’s stuttering start to the domestic season and early exit from the Caf Champions’ League.
Canon Yaounde are a point off the title pace in third after a 1-1 draw with basement boys Esperance Guider while Tonnerre Yaounde kept their challenge alive with a 1-1 draw at Unisport Bafang.
Union Douala consolidated their place in the top half with a 1-0 win against relegation-threatened Sable Batie.
Elsewhere problems are mounting both on and off the pitch for the Kumbo Strikers.
The club faces the possibility of strike action from their own players in a dispute over unpaid wages and bonuses.
The industrial dispute has not helped their league form as Sunday’s 4-2 defeat to struggling Cintra Yaounde sucked them deeper into the relegation mire.
