Cameroon president names the Indomitable Lions legend as their new head coach
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Rigobert Song was Paul Biya's choice for the bench ahead of the crucial WC qualifiers' ties against Algeria
Legendary Rigobert Song has been confirmed as the new Cameroon head coach on the orders of the country's president, Paul Biya.
The 45-year-old former Liverpool defender will replace Toni Conceicao, who led the national team to a third-place finish at January's AFCON.
Rigobert Song was named as Cameroon's new manager for the men’s national team.
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He will be reunited with his former Cameroonian teammate, Samuel Eto'o, the President of Cameroon football. 🇨🇲🦁 pic.twitter.com/erBC2a2FLM
Rigobert Song is the country's most capped player, making 137 appearances for the Indomitable Lions.
"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from the President of the Republic, the coach of the men's national football team, Mr Antonio Conceicao, has been replaced by Rigobert Song," Cameroon's sports minister Narcisse Mouelle Kombi said.
"The Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot) is invited to take the necessary measures for a rapid and harmonious implementation of these very high directives."
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The appointment would be unusual because FIFA rules require any member association to be independent and avoid any form of political interference.
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Cameroon are about to face Algeria in a two-legged tie in March for a place at the 2022 WC in Qatar.
Coach Song featured at four World Cups as a player and won the 2000 and 2002 Africa Cup of Nations titles.
He was most recently the coach of the Cameroon Under-21 side.
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