Cameroon has named Former Dutch international midfielder Clarence Seedorf as it new manager.
Clarence Seedorf
Former Dutch international midfielder Clarence Seedorf has been
unveiled as the new coach of Cameroon and will be assisted by former
teammate and compatriot Patrick Kluivert, according to local reports.
The duo's appointment was announced by Cameroon's Minister of Sport
and Physical Education, Pierre Ismael Bidoung Mkpatt, at a news
conference on Saturday and comes after talks with former England manager
Sven-Goran Eriksson failed to reach an agreement.
Seedorf takes over from the Belgian Hugo Broos, who led the side to
a surprise victory at the 2017 African Nations Cup finals but was axed
in November after failing to win a place at the World Cup in Russia.
Alexandre Belinga had been acting as caretaker coach since.
Cameroon will defend their Nations Cup title on home soil in June
next year, a first major finals test for the new management team.
Seedorf, 42, will take on his first national team job having had
limited experience in coaching following brief spells with AC Milan,
Chinese side Shenzhen and Deportivo La Coruna.
He led those teams in a total of 52 games, but is revered for an
illustrious playing career, most notably at Ajax Amsterdam, Real Madrid
and AC Milan, winning the Champions League with each club.
He was also capped 87 times by Netherlands between 1994 and 2008.
Former striker Kluivert's playing career also included Ajax, where
he was a Champions League winner with Seedorf, Milan and most notably
Barcelona where he spent six seasons.
He was assistant coach to Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal between
2012 and 2014, and was later briefly in charge of Dutch Caribbean nation
Curacao.
The Cameroon Football Federation have made no official announcement
on the vacant head coach role, but coaches in Africa are regularly
appointed by governments.
-Reuters
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