By Angu Lesley<\/p>\n
Football Writer,kick442.Cameroon<\/p>\n
Cyrille Tollo has reignited debate around the management of the Indomitable Lions after making fresh remarks about Marc Brys\u2019 expired contract and David Pagou\u2019s status as Cameroon enters a new chapter on the international scene.<\/p>\n
Speaking during his latest media outing, Tollo stated that Brys\u2019 contract with the State of Cameroon officially ended on September 7 and insisted that the Belgian coach had been paid up to that date. The clarification comes as Pagou takes charge of the Lions following the end of Brys\u2019 tenure.<\/p>\n
But Tollo\u2019s comments about Pagou have raised even more questions. \u201cHe does not have a salary that comes from the State. He was appointed by FECAFOOT, so it is up to her to take care of his salary,\u201d Tollo said, placing responsibility for the coach\u2019s remuneration firmly on the football federation.<\/p>\n
The Ministry official then pointed to Pagou\u2019s status as a civil servant. \u201cMr. Pagou is a civil servant of the Ministry of Sports. In order for him to work in another organization, he must obtain authorization. He must be detached,\u201d Tollo explained.<\/p>\n
The remarks touch directly on one of the most sensitive aspects of the long-running FECAFOOT-Ministry of Sports dispute: who has the authority to appoint, contract, pay and administratively manage the technical staff of the national team. FECAFOOT has previously maintained that Pagou is part of its technical structure, while the Ministry\u2019s position has repeatedly emphasised the State\u2019s role in the management of the national teams.<\/p>\n
Interestingly, Pagou has already moved into his new role on the sporting side. He has been involved in preparations for Cameroon\u2019s upcoming international engagements and has taken responsibility for selecting the squad, meaning the latest comments could put the spotlight on the administrative arrangements behind an appointment that is already operational on the football pitch.<\/p>\n
With Brys\u2019 contract now officially behind him, Tollo\u2019s intervention suggests that the end of the Belgian coach\u2019s tenure may not mark the end of the institutional questions surrounding the Indomitable Lions. Whether his latest outing was simply intended to clarify Pagou\u2019s contractual and administrative situation, or whether it signals another chapter in the FECAFOOT-MINSEP dispute, remains to be seen.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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