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01.03.2022 / 12:03
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Ex-Liverpool star set for Cameroon job as president orders current boss to be sacked
Liverpool and West Ham defender Rigobert Song is set to be named as the new Cameroon national team manager, under the orders of the country’s president Paul Biya.Sports minister Narcisse Mouelle Kombi confirmed on Monday that Biya wanted manager Toni Conceicao replaced by Song.Kombi released a statement saying: “On very high instructions from the President of the Republic, the coach of the men's national football team, Mr Antonio Conceicao, has been replaced by Rigobert Song.“The Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot) is invited to take the necessary measures for a rapid and harmonious implementation of these very high directives."Fecafoot have also confirmed that Conceicao had seen his contract terminated.Their statement read: “This is an opportunity to thank all his staff for the work done without our national selection. The upcoming deadline for our national team requires new orientations and a new breath.
