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Fecafoot officially launched its search for a new national team coach on Sunday, following the sacking of Volker Finke on 30 October.

Fecafoot, who placed Alexandre Belinga in temporary charge of the Indomitable Lions following Finke's dismissal, advertised for applications   on their website.

As interim coach, Belinga helped Cameroon reach the next round of 2018 World Cup qualifying, beating Niger 3-0 away and drawing 0-0 at home.

Fecafoot says it is open to looking at applications from a foreign coach - not just native Cameroonians - and has given a deadline of 15 December for applications to be submitted.

The Federation also outlines an intriguing list of requirements for anyone hoping to become the next Cameroon coach.

On a professional level, knowledge of African football is required as well as football coaching certificates and experience in coaching elite football clubs.

The advertisement also asks applicants to "have won trophies", speak French and or English and "be willing to permanently reside in Cameroon."

Since Finke's sacking, speculation has been rife in Cameroonian and international media about who his replacement may be.

67-year-old Claude Le Roy, who recently resigned from the Congolese national team, is a former Cameroon coach and has previously indicated a desire to end his career with the Indomitable Lions.

He is a favourite of Cameroonian legend Roger Milla who is thought to support the idea of having Le Roy back with Cameroon.

LeRoy has coached at a record eight African Nations Cup finals, including winning the tournament with Cameroon in 1988.

He only once failed to reach the quarter-finals of the Nations Cup and took Congo to the last eight place at the tournament in Equatorial Guinea in January.

After the 15 December deadline passes, a Fecafoot committee will scrutinise the applications and then create a shortlist of five from where the new Cameroon coach will be selected.

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14.Dec.2015

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History will be made on Thursday December the 17th 2015 as Cameroon Radio and Television's high profile sportscaster Fon Echekiye makes public at the Yaoundé Mont Febe Hotel a book on the very rich career of the great Zachary Nkwo. Cameroon Concord's cream of reporters will be there. Today, December the 14th is a Monday!! However, December the 14th, 1980 was a Sunday and the veteran, Zachary Nkwo told the world what happened in the then Zaire when Canon of Yaoundé thrashed AS Belima 3 goals to nil to win the African Champions Club competition.

The first leg in Garoua ended 2-2 and the Congolese gave us a warning "Rendez Vous a Kinshasa". At the end of that historic football encounter, Zach had this to say "Fellow Cameroonians, I can see Manga Onguene, the man who scored one, two goals in ten minutes during the second half of the match, I can Eboue Jean Daniel and Eboue has a broken leg and ladies and gentlemen the commander-in-chief of Canon Sportif, Abega Theophile". Join Cameroon Concord on Thursday the 17th and be part of the Cameroon football family and also to be an authentic eye witness.

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14.Dec.2015

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Cameroon football legend, Samuel Etoó has again added an additional feather on his red cap. He has been appointed player-manager of his club Antalyaspor. The star and club captain replaced at short notice Yusuf Simsek, the head coach, sacked by the president of the Turkish club following very poor results.

Although Eto'o is top scorer in Turkey, Antalyaspor is only 10th on the Turkish league table . The boss of Antalyaspor therefore requested the Cameroonian to take the reins of the technical staff and make his teammates benefit from his large and imposing experience in the beautiful game while he looks for a possible replacement of Simsek. Eto'o has started work together with the assistant of the former coach of Antalyaspor Mehemet Ugurlu with the aid of an interpreter.

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12.Dec.2015

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Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT), and the French Football Federation (FFF) have now become an item. The new alliance was announced after a meeting by Christmas Graët, the boss of French football Federation and the President of the Cameroon Football Federation, Roko Sidiki Tombi. Cameroon Minister for Football Roger Milla also participated in the talks. 

The two countries also revealed that they will explore avenues for cooperation on training, marketing that will include both national teams. The two presidents share the desire to promote significantly female football and cooperation between the two federations including the development of youth fooball.

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11.Dec.2015

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