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Cameroon
Yaounde's dispute with ex-Lions coaches rages on

Former Cameroon coach Clarence Seedorf (left) and former assistant coach Patrick Kluivert during the 2019 African Cup of Nations. © Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

A salary row dating back several years involving two former coaches of the national team, Clarence Seedorf and Patrick Kluivert, could end up being extremely costly for the Cameroonian Football Federation. [...]

Published on 19/04/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Cameroon
Yaounde's dispute with ex-Lions coaches rages on

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Cameroon
Biya makes overtures to Putin via Indomitable Lions

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