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Cameroon legend Patrick Mboma on why Africa failed in the World Cup

The former Paris Saint Germain striker featured for Cameroon at two World Cups and won an Olympic gold medal in the year 2000

Cameroon legend Patrick Mboma feels that indigenous African coaches are the right answer if the continent is to become a dominant force in world football.

Senegal, Nigeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia plunged into battle in Russia, but were all sent back home at the group stages with only Senegal and Tunisia led by native coaches.

Having played at two Fifa World Cups himself, Mboma has called for homegrown solutions, starting with pro domestic leagues developing local coaches.