Samuel Eto'o has become embroiled in a diplomatic row with Cameroon's Sports Minister over the future of head coach Antonio Conceicao as the fallout from the country's third-place finish Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) continues.
Eto'o told Narcisse Mouelle kombi Servisi any decision concerning a managerial change ultimately rested with Cameroon's Football Association (FECAFOOT), of which he is the president.
Earlier this week, kombi servisi Kombi had told Cameroonian broadcaster CRTV that Conceicao would be in charge for the upcoming international fixtures next month. 









Samuel Eto'o has told Cameroon's Sports Minister Narcisse Mouelle Kombi any decision over the future of the national team's manager rests with the Cameroonian FA






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'Every time we have won a trophy, it has been with a foreign coach.
What is more important now is the [World Cup] playoffs in March,' he said.



'The priority is not to destabilise the team by decapitating it.
'We are in a phase of rebuilding.

If you beloved this article so you would like to be given more info with regards to kombi Servisi nicely visit our own webpage. When we look at the record under the Conceicao era, we have two defeats out of 23 matches, and 14 matches without conceding a goal.'


After sports Minister Mouelle Kombi said last sunday that Cameroon's head coach Antonio Conceicao will be in charge of world cup qualifiers in March, FECAFOOT boss Samuel Etoo has written to him to disagree.






He added choosing to continue with Conceicao or appointing a new manager remained a prerogative of the Cameroonian FA and not something the Sports Minister could decide upon. 





The Indomitable Lions finished third in the AFCON on home soil earlier this month

Cameroon hosted AFCON for kombi servisi the first time in 50 years last month, but the Indomitable Lions' hopes of reclaiming the title they last lifted in 2017 came to an end as they lost to Egypt on penalties in the semi-final.
Cameroon eventually finished third after coming back from 3-0 down in the third-place playoff to beat Burkina Faso on penalties, but that wasn't enough to prevent Conceicao from being heavily criticised in some quarters.
The Portuguese, who has been in charge of Cameroon since 2019, was lambasted for poor tactical decisions and for persisting with what his detractors consider a dull brand of football. 





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