Confusion as Cameroon name new Indomitable Lions coach
Cameroon's head coach Rigobert Song looks on during the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) 2024 round of 16 football match against Nigeria at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan on January 27, 2024.
Marc Brys replaces Rigobert Song Bahanag, the former coach whose two-year contract ended in February and authorities did not renew it
Brys has no national team experience and will be on his maiden job in Africa
The Sports Ministry said in the appointment letter that the Belgian will be assisted by Joachim Mununga and Giannis Xilouris
Belgian football manager and former footballer, Marc Brys, 61, has been appointed new head coach of the senior men’s football team of Cameroon, an appointment that has shocked the Cameroon Football Federation, (Fecafoot).
In a statement on Tuesday, Cameroon’s Ministry of Sports said the appointment of the Belgian as well as other technical, administrative and medical staff members of the team followed “high instructions” and “accord” of the country's president, Paul Biya.
