Cameroon Football Coach Lavagne Fired

Cameroon national football coach Denis Lavagne has been fired after serving for only three months. The decision came five days after the team was defeated by lowly-ranked Cape Verde in a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

He will be replaced by compatriot Jean-Paul Akono.

The Frenchman signed a permanent contract in June. He had also been the caretaker manager of the side since last November.