Cameroon coach wants Eto'o stripped of captaincy
Posted On Friday, 13th July 2012
Samuel Eto'o was suspended by Cameroon for leading a revolution
Cameroon coach Denis Lavagne wants Samuel Eto’o removed as captain when he returns from suspension later this year.
Eto’o was given an eight-month ban for leading a strike last November when Cameroon refused to play a friendly in Algeria because they had not been paid promised bonuses.
In a letter to the Cameroon Football Federation, Frenchman Lavagne called for them to make a decision on the captaincy before games against Cape Verde Islands in September and October in the final round of 2013 African Nations Cup preliminaries.
““Consequently, we are requesting that a meeting be held to designate the next captain of the national team and his assistants,” Lavagne wrote in the letter released to the media in Cameroon.
Lavagne also complained that his annual salary of 132 million CFA francs (about $245 000) has not been paid. He said his contract stipulated it should be paid in a lump sum.
Lavagne, who was recently warned by the federation for being disrespectful to a government minister, was appointed last year after Cameroon fired former Spain manager Javier Clemente when they failed to reach the 2012 Nations Cup finals.
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Who cares? They need him more than he does, They made him who he is but He can not force them to be who they are suppose to be!
This show the depth of Lavagne’s abilities. Any good coach tries to unit a team especially when events too place before he took over. What he should have done was to try to restore harmony in the team rather than take sides. The fact that he was even disrespectful to a minister shows he is an arrogant fool and cannot take cameroon anywhere. African teams dont need these kinds of people no matter their accomplishments!!!! Remember the the AFCON cup has only been won by African coaches or foreign coaches who have jelled and been part of the social fabric of their host countries!!! A fear for Cameroon’s demise!!!! Eto will be okay, he is very accomplished and doesnt need the captains arm band to excel……its imperative Cameroon build bridges rather than burn them!!!!
Is it not the Coaches responsibility to name the captain? So do it!