Cameroon boss 'wanted to bring Foe off'

Cameroon manager Winfried Schafer has revealed he tried to substitute Marc-Vivien Foe only minutes before the player collapsed on the field on Thursday.

Cameroon manager Winfried Schafer has revealed he tried to substitute Marc-Vivien Foe only minutes before the player collapsed on the field on Thursday.

Former Manchester City midfielder Foe died despite frantic efforts to revive him during the second half of Cameroon’s Confederations Cup semi-final against Colombia in Lyon.

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