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Apr
07
2024
By AMINDEH BLAISE ATABONG
Cameroon government defends imposition of coach on national football team

Cameroon government defends imposition of coach on national football team

NEWS
CAMEROON'S sports minister has written to the National Football Federation (FECAFOOT) to defend the appointment of a new national soccer team coach after FECAFOOT expressed surprise the decision was taken without its input. In the letter seen by Reuters, minister Narcisse Mouelle Kombi said the ministry had acted in accordance with national and international regulations when it appointed Belgian Marc Brys to take over as coach of the Indomitable Lions after the dismissal of Rigobert Song in February. FECAFOOT on Wednesday said the ministry had appointed Brys unilaterally and vowed to seek an explanation for this "regrettable situation". Any dispute between the government and…
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Mar
20
2024
By The African Mirror
Boa Morte to leave Fulham at end of season to coach Guinea-Bissau

Boa Morte to leave Fulham at end of season to coach Guinea-Bissau

FOOTBALL
LUIS Boa Morte will leave his role as Fulham's first-team coach at the end of the season to take over as Guinea-Bissau manager, the Premier League club said. Boa Morte, who played for Fulham from 2000-2007, returned to Craven Cottage in 2021 following the appointment of Marco Silva as manager to form part of his coaching team. "Everyone at Fulham would like to thank Boa for his efforts since his return to the Club, and wishes him the best of luck in this next chapter when he departs following our season finale away to Luton Town," Fulham said in a statement.…
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Mar
01
2024
By AADI NAIR
Juventus clash may have come at the right time for upbeat Napoli

Juventus clash may have come at the right time for upbeat Napoli

FOOTBALL
NAPOLI'S record against the traditional powerhouses of Italian football has been woeful this season but their home Serie A clash against struggling Juventus could be coming at just the right time for the champions. Napoli's shambolic title defence has seen them fail to win any of their four league matches against Juve, Inter Milan or AC Milan this season and they have dropped to ninth in the league standings, 29 points behind leaders Inter. For much of this campaign, few would have fancied Napoli's chances against Juventus, but the stars have aligned to give the champions an excellent chance to…
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Feb
11
2024
By The African Mirror
Burkina Faso’s Velud latest Cup of Nations coaching casualty

Burkina Faso’s Velud latest Cup of Nations coaching casualty

AFCON 2023
BURKINA FASO has decided not to renew the contract of coach Hubert Velud after their Africa Cup of Nations last-16 exit, the country’s football federation said. Burkina Faso were eliminated by neighbours Mali in the first knockout round, having finished second in their group behind Angola but ahead of top-seeded Algeria. Velud was making a belated first appearance on the bench at the Cup of Nations. The 64-year-old Frenchman was shot in the arm in an attack on the Togo team bus by separatists in the Angolan enclave of Cabinda on the eve of the 2010 Cup of Nations finals. He…
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