Tiko United Football Club nicknamed ”Samba Boys” is a Cameroonian football club based in Tiko, South West Region. Tiko United has been a FECAFOOT affiliate since 1976 and play in Southwest Regional League.
It was founded in the early 1960s as C.D.C Tiko. During the late 70s and early 80s, its parent company, the Cameroon Development Corporation gradually relinquished sponsorship. Tea cultivation, being the main company product was eventually taken over by a citizen cooperative in Tiko. It was then renamed Tiko United.
In 2009, the club won the Cameroon Premiere Division for the first time in its history and a place in CAF Champions League in 2010. They were the first club in the English extraction of Cameroon to win the top-flight championship.
Tiko United Official had an impressive 2022 Southwest Regional League season and looks forward to do better in upcoming seasons/competitions.
Mary Ndinge Lyonga is a marketing assistant at Eagle Wings and Spice Located at Mutengene, Tiko Road.
She was once a Volunteer at the Tiko Council Community Radio for a period of 3 months under the Leadership of Mme Sarah Nkongho as the Station Manager. She is a graduate from the department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Faculty of Social and Management Science, University of Buea.