The Indomitable Lions’ head coach Marc Brys that was not very much accepted by everybody has over time started to make his way to the hearts of many through his hard work and result
Cameroon beat Zimbabwe by 2 goals to 1 yesterday 11th November at the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium in Yaoundé at the 6th and last day of play in the qualifier to the AFCON Morocco 2025 to assume the first position in group J with 14 points. “The players created many scoring chances, they would have scored many goals but it was not easy to play 90 minutes with the weather that was very hot” the coach said. Head coach Marc Brys who was not accepted by all at his nomination by the Minister of sports and Physical Education Narcisse Mouelle Kombi on April 2nd 2024 is now receiving congratulation messages from many quarters. The Belgian took over from ace star defender Rigobert Song in an Indomitable Lions selection that was already losing all admirations after their world cup expedition. Since then, the national team has not lost any match. For 6 matches played, Marc Brys has won 4, drawing 2 and scoring all together 11 goals scored, conceding 3.
Visibly, the Belgian is forcing admiration from some of his detractors with his hard work and good result. Though the working conditions might not have been the best. Talking to our colleagues of RFI, Marc Brys said he would have wished to have better working conditions. “Would you imagine that players will train for one hour before a match?” it is possible that some football lovers would want to see the real competition in Morocco to be satisfy, arguing that the group in which Cameroon was put in for the AFCON qualifier was a weak one.
It is important to note that Mac Brys is the first Head Coach since the era of Arthur George in 2006 to have won his first 8 matches in his debut with the Indomitable Lions. His tactics, his philosophy of play and that much involvement he has given to the young players in the national team has yielded him this result that makes of him the hero of the AFCON qualification. The impact of Marc Bry in the national team has brought a lot of stability and revived supporters desire to go for their national team once again.
Now that the nations’ cup rendezvous is at hand, the next hope will now be that Cameroon should show produce the victory necessary to qualify for the world cup. Observers in the field given Marc Brys congratulation for his capacity to be able to implement a philosophy in the selection despite the seemingly hostile conditions he is working and his ability to manage the egos of the people in a selection that has big names playing in big clubs in different parts of the world. The upcoming monthswill determine whether Marc Brys will write his name in the register of great coaches to have worked in Africa.
Peter TAMBE
