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Reuters
Jul 23, 2025, 04:41 PM ET
Marc Brys has denied helium has discontinue arsenic manager of Cameroon contempt the country's shot federation confirming his exit connected Wednesday, arsenic the Belgian said his email was apt hacked and his alleged resignation missive did not travel from him.
It is the latest twist successful a long-running conflict betwixt Brys and the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) since his assignment by the country's sports ministry successful April 2024.
A missive dated July 21, supposedly from Brys to the sports ministry and FECAFOOT, said helium had made the determination to terminate his declaration "due to the non-payment of my remuneration and that of my unit for much than 60 days."
When the missive came into the nationalist domain connected Wednesday, FECAFOOT said successful a connection they had noted the resignation and would "implement a coordinated effect to mitigate the interaction of this vacancy astatine the caput of the nationalist team's method staff."
However, Brys aboriginal said successful a missive to the sports ministry that his email had apt been hacked, and that helium had not resigned.
Cameroon's sports ministry confirmed that Brys remained successful his role. FECAFOOT has not responded to the coach's denial.
It comes 5 months earlier the Africa Cup of Nations finals successful Morocco and with Cameroon's qualification for the 2026 World Cup undecided.
Brys has had a testy narration with FECAFOOT president Samuel Eto'o since taking the occupation past year, but his presumption is funded by the Ministry of Sports and Physical Education.
Cameroon person been drawn successful a radical with defending champions Ivory Coast, Gabon and Mozambique astatine the Dec. 21-Jan. 18 finals for the AFCON.
They are presently 2nd successful their qualifying excavation for adjacent year's World Cup successful the United States, Mexico and Canada, a constituent down Cape Verde with 4 rounds remaining.
Only the apical squad automatically earns their spot astatine the finals, with Cameroon acceptable for a crunch necktie distant against Cape Verde successful September.
The qualification run volition reason successful October.
