The president of the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot), Samuel
Eto'o, on Tuesday confronted the new coach of the national team, Marc
Brys, who was appointed without his consent on the orders of the
Cameroonian president. An interim coach was appointed following the
dispute.
The Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) has expressed its “great astonishment” over Marc Brys’ appointment as the men’s national team head coach by the country’s sports ministry.
The 61-year-old Belgian, who previously managed OH Leuven, has been selected to succeed the former Liverpool and West Ham United defender Rigobert Song, whose deal wasn’t renewed following the conclusion of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
However, Fecafoot said they were surprised at the appointment of Brys, stating that the decision was made unilaterally.
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The Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) has suspended 62 domestic league players for inconsistencies regarding their identities, including a player who was selected for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) earlier this year.
Fecafoot published a list of player registrations for the Cameroonian first division play-offs on Monday and detailed that 62 players would be ineligible. Of those, 52 players, from 15 clubs, were suspended under the charge ‘double identity’.
This included Victoria United player Wilfried Nathan Douala, who was a surprise call-up by Rigobert Song for.
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