David Bright sacked from his Botswana coaching post after failing to qualify for Afcon 2019

The Botswana Football Federation (BFA) has fired coach David Bright after failing to qualify the national team for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).

Bright returned for a fourth period as a Botswana coach in July 2017, but he struggled to lead the team to his second Afcon season finale.

Consecutive defeats in Mauritania and other defeats against Burkina Faso and Angola as well as a draw at home against the Stallions sentenced Botswana to the foot of Group I and thus out of the fight for Egypt 2019.

"We carried out a thorough badessment of the team's performance.Interesting depends on many aspects," said Bfa Secretary General Mfolo Mfolo, quoted by BBC Sport.

"The goal of the coach was to qualify for the finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. It was one of the expected results. It also had to improve the profile of the African Cup of Nations. Team improving our (FIFA) ranking of 15 places.

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"The opportunity was there to qualify (for the Nations Cup). We are now ranked 145, so it was normal for us to part with the coach amicably. "

Mfolo said that an acting coach would take charge of his last qualifying match for Afcon against Angola at home next month, while a gaffer would be nominated for the first time. here June.

Former Bafana Bafana coaches Shakes Mashaba and Steve Komphela are already supposed to be Bright's successors.