By Daily Sports on July 17, 2019
Former Netherlands midfielder Clarence Seedorf has been sacked as Cameroon coach after the side failed to defend their Africa Cup of Nations title.
The former Real Madrid player, 43, had been in charge for under a year.
His assistant Patrick Kluivert, his former Netherlands and Ajax team-mate, has also left his role.
Cameroon lost 3-2 to Nigeria in the last 16 in Egypt, leading to the country’s sports minister calling for Seedorf to leave.
Seedorf had said he was happy to continue and felt his squad had shown promising signs.
The former Real Madrid and AC Milan player
signed a four-year deal to take charge of the Indomitable Lions in August 2018.
But a statement confirmed that “following the premature exit of Cameroon’s men’s flagship squad, Cameroon’s football federation in line with clauses in their respective contracts has decided to bring an end to the contracts of Seedorf and Kluivert”.
Seedorf and Kluivert were given the task of retaining the Africa Cup of Nations – which was originally intended to be held in Cameroon – and set the target of reaching the 2021 edition of the tournament and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The long-term contracts also stipulated the pair must live in the country and provide support to the other national teams. (BBC)
•Photo shows Clarence Seedorf
Source Daily Sports
Posted July 17, 2019
You may also like...
Carlos Moya reveals Rafael Nadal’s punishment as a...
2022 WAFCON: Super Falcons Will Miss Oshoala –Dosu...
Extent Of Ndidi’s Injury Revealed
Turan gets 16-game ban for pushing linesman during...
Arsenal identify image of fan who threw bottle...
PSG whitewash Dijon 8-0
CAF awards: Ajibade, Nnadozie, Edo Queens bag nominations
Lagos SWAN, PAACC Hold SWAN Day At Golfview Hotels, Ikeja
Crisis looms as Eagles’ form raises AFCON, W’Cup concerns
Ex-Nigerian Super Falcons player handcuffed, children assaulted as police storm Anambra Football Academy Sports
NFF, teammates console Nwabali on father’s death
_3.jpg)
Abia Govt hails Nigeria Olympic Committee over staging an admin course in Umuahia
Libya deliver Eagles 2025 AFCON ticket
Eagles battle Cheetahs for 2025 AFCON ticket
Yellow Greens gear up for T20 W’Cup qualifiers
Tyson tips Fury to beat Joshua
Sadiq absent as 22 Eagles train in Abidjan
Eagles’ striking trio hot for Cheetahs, Amavubi clashes
Most Read
Rangers International going, going . . . (55,164 views)
Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (46,308 views)
Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (44,370 views)
Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (44,015 views)
Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (43,948 views)
Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (43,904 views)
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (43,743 views)
NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (43,312 views)
Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (42,366 views)
Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (41,054 views)
Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (39,507 views)
John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (38,932 views)