By Etienne Mainimo Mengnjo
The Cameroon Football Federation, FECAFOOT, has stated that the football association cannot recognize appointments made outside the legal and regulatory framework.
The statement is contained in a letter (No. 048/FECAFOOT/PDT/DIRCAB/2024) dated April 3, 2024, sent to the Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Prof. Narcisse Mouelle Kombi.
The letter signed by the Federation President, Samuel Eto’o, and send to the Ministry of Sports is in relation to the appointment of the technical team of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon.
FECAFOOT says there were not contacted and reiterates that the position of coach is a competence devolved to the national federation under the terms of Decree No. 2014/384 of July 26, 2014, relating to the organization and operation of national football teams.
Quoting Article 3(1) of the decree signed by President Paul Biya, FECAFOOT stated that the said decree entrusts them with the administrative, sporting, and technical management of national football selections.
“Our body is therefore competent to receive, evaluate, and propose to government supervision candidates for the vacant positions concerned,” FECAFOOT added.
Having been neither directly nor remotely associated with the process of pre-selection of applications for vacant positions, and referring to the provisions of the previously mentioned decree and the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of FIFA Players, FECAFOOT said, “the Cameroonian Football Federation is not involved in the recruitment process for personnel appointed within the technical, administrative, and medical management of our national selections.”
The federation further emphasized that “the national federation cannot recognize these appointments made outside of any legal and regulatory framework. In absolute terms, FECAFOOT cannot be a party to this act devoid of any legal basis and cannot compromise with supranational regulations and, even less, with the legal and regulatory provisions in force in our country.”
However, FECAFOOT mentioned that they are available for collaboration in compliance with the texts in force. These reactions follow the appointment of Belgian Marc Brys as the new head coach of the men’s football team. He was appointed alongside the technical team.
The Belgian tactician replaces former coach Rigobert Song, whose contract was not renewed after his two-year contract expired in February 2024. The 61-year-old has coached 15 clubs in his career in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Saudi Arabia.
The Ministry of Sports and Physical Education has not issued a statement since the communique appointing the technical team was made viral. However, debates have been ongoing since the list was made public.
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