Coach losses continue in the aftermath of the Nations Cup

CAIRO (Reuters) – Two more coaches have lost their jobs and another is expected to leave in the coming days, as fallout from the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt continues for teams that do not have one. met expectations.

Paul Put was fired Monday by Guinea as his team had reached the last 16 games, while Ricardo Mannetti's contract was not renewed after the loss of Namibia's three group matches.

The future of Hervé Renard, winner of the Nations Cup twice with Morocco, also seems to be over, the local media announced Monday his departure, but the coach would have left his future uncertain by declaring opaque .

"At my request, I met (Fouzi) Lekjaa, president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation," said Renard.

"We took stock of the competition that ended for us. We also talked about the future, I gave him my opinion. We agreed to make no public statements. "

Morocco had been one of the favorites before the tournament, but their elimination by tiny Benin in the last 16 minutes had been a major shock for the tournament and an embarrbadment for North Africans.

Frenchman Renard, 50, won the title in 2012 with Zambia and in 2015 with Ivory Coast, and still had a good chance of securing an unprecedented third title with three different countries.

Captain Ibrahima Traoré was blamed for his tactics during the tournament and his dismissal was announced by the Guinean Football Federation which accused him of interfering in financial affairs.

The Belgian, who had held this position for 16 months, rejected the charges.

Mannetti, 44, left after five years at the head of Namibia – an unusually long term by African standards – and was replaced on Monday by Bobby Samaria.

Coaches from the host countries, Egypt, Tanzania and Uganda, also left their posts after disappointing results in the finals of the Nations Cup.