Cameroon seek fresh start after World Cup misery


YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroon need a fresh start after a controversial World Cup campaign and the retirement of talismanic captain Samuel Eto’o when they begin their African Nations Cup qualifying campaign on Saturday, coach Volker Finke said.

“This is a new departure for Cameroon, after the Brazilian World Cup which will still haunt the mind for a long time,” he told reporters in Yaounde.

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