The 22 athletes were selected on Wednesday July 25, 2018 at the end of the 57th edition of the national athletics championship that took place in Yaounde.

Athletes who will represent the country in the Senior African Athletics championship in Assaba Nigeria have been chosen. The 22 athletes (men and women) were selected on Wednesday July 25, 2018 at the end of the 57th edition of the national athletics championship that took place in Yaounde.

Prominent on the list of athletes selected for the championship are names like the 2018 Commonwealth bronze medallist, Marcel Mayack II for the long jump and triple jump, and Auriol Dongmo (Short put) and Sandrine Mbumi in the women’s triple jump. The national championship was an opportunity to select athletes that will represent the country in the African championship.