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Former captain Song named new Cameroon coach

By Reuters | Mar. 1, 2022
June 24, 2010 shows Cameroon's defender Rigobert Song eyeing the ball during the Group E first round 2010 World Cup football match against Cameroon on June 24, 2010 AFP

Former captain Rigobert Song was named Cameroon’s new coach on Tuesday in place of Toni Conceicao just three weeks before a crucial World Cup playoff.

Song earned 137 caps for Cameroon during an international career spanning almost 17 years, competing at four World Cups and eight Africa Cup of Nations finals.

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