By Martin Etonge BBC Sport Yaounde

Puma's Horst Widmann says that the company feels responsible

Sportswear manufacturer Puma has said that it feels responsible for problems that the Cameroon football federation, Fecafoot, is having over the Indomitable Lions controversial kits.

On 16 April, Fifa sanctioned Cameroon for wearing the banned kit during the second round of the 2004 African Cup of Nations by deducting six points from the Indomitable Lions' 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign.

Also on Friday, the secretary general in the Presidency of the Republic, Jean Marie Atangana, ordered a government inquiry into the kit fiasco.

"It's a very difficult situation for Cameroon and, believe me, for Puma too," Horst Widmann, the special assistant to Puma's chief executive, said at a press conference in Yaounde.

"We (Puma) feel responsible for the situation, even though we at Puma believe that we have done nothing wrong."

Widmann also stated that Puma had obtained clearance from African football's governing body, Caf, as well as the deputy secretary general of Fifa, Jerome Champagne.

Having met with Cameroon football authorities, both parties say they will adopt a common strategy when they appeal against Fifa's decision.

"We shall proceed in a friendly but firm manner," Puma's lawyer, Reinhard Stunkel, said.

It was also announced that the appeal would not be made on Monday as originally planned since Fecafoot is yet to receive official documentation from Fifa's disciplinary committee explaining fully the reasons behind the 16 April ruling.

In another development on Friday, Cameroon President Paul Biya sacked Sports Minister Bidoung Mpkatt along with several other cabinet members.