Two more coaches have lost their jobs and another expects to be unemployed in the coming days as the fallout from the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt continues for the sides who did not live up to expectations.
Guinea fired Paul Put on Monday despite his side reaching the last 16 and Namibia opted against renewing Ricardo Mannetti’s contract after the team lost all three of its group games.
The future of two-time Cup of Nations winner Herve Renard with Morocco also appears heading to an end. Local media on Monday reported he requested a meeting with Royal Moroccan Football Federation President, Fouzi Lekjaa.
“We have taken stock of the competition that has just ended for us,” Renard said. “We also talked about the future, I gave him my opinion. We have agreed not to make any public statement.”
Morocco was one of the pre-tournament favourites but was eliminated in stunning fashion by Benin in the last 16.
Frenchman Renard, 50, won the title in 2012 with Zambia and in 2015 with Cote d’Ivoire and had a good chance again of an unprecedented third title with three different countries.
Put traded blames with captain Ibrahima Traore over tactics at the tournament and his dismissal was announced by the Guinea Football Federation who accused him of meddling in financial matters.
The Belgian, who had been in the job for 16 months, rejected the charges.
The 44-year-old Mannetti departed after five years in charge of Namibia — an unusually long tenure by African standards — and was on Monday replaced by Bobby Samaria.
Coaches of hosts Egypt, Tanzania and Uganda have also left their posts in the wake of disappointing returns at the Cup of Nations finals.
