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Football: Cameroon appoint Marc Brys as new head coach

Leuven's Belgian head coach Marc Brys (L) speaks to Leuven's Moroccan defender #20 Hamza Mendyl (C) during a 'Jupiler Pro League' first division soccer match between Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and OH Leuven in Brussels, on August 12, 2023. © Tom Goyvaerts, AFP

Belgian Marc Brys has been appointed Rigobert Song's replacement as Cameroon's national team coach, the country's sports ministry announced on Tuesday.

The 61-year-old has coached 15 clubs in his career, in Belgium, the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia.

His last job was a three-year stint with Leuven.

Brys' assistant coach will be former Cameroon forward Francois Omam-Biyik, who scored 26 international goals between 1985 and 1998.

He takes over a team who were dumped out of the recent Africa Cup of Nations by Nigeria in the last 16.

Cameroon are currently top of Group D of African qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, following a win over Mauritius and an away draw with Libya.

Song's contract was not renewed by Cameroonian football federation president Samuel Eto'o after the AFCON exit.

(AFP) 

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