He has denied quitting his role in the team and equally denied reports of a fallout with  head coach Harouna Douala.

The Frenchman and former Marseille coach has since downplayed the issue about the argument following their opening Group D match.


“Where there are two parties involved, there will always be difference.
“If we can agree on 95 percent and don’t agree on 5 percent of team tactics, then it is ok. It means both of us are trying to find a solution. We have 23 different players to handle.”
There have been whispers around the camp that Courbis accused Douala of not keeping him involved in technical matters