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KENYA (Reuters) – French national team coach Sebastien Menier has resigned under a "joint agreement" after the team was eliminated from the Cup qualifiers African Nations reserved for African players in their country, said the Kenya Football Association (KFA).
Kenyan Federation General Secretary Barry Otieno said the two sides "have reached an agreement to terminate the coach's contract," adding that a new training team would be announced soon.
Minier commented on his resignation: "I am proud of the work done by Said because I have established a future base for this team."
"It was up to me to identify new professional challenges, as the Kenya Football Federation needed to activate new incentives to confirm its development."
The resignation of Minier follows Kenya's exit from the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers for African players playing only in their own country, against Tanzania at penalties 1 to 4 after a goalless draw at home. return match on August 4th. .
The French took charge of the Harambi Stars in May 2018 and allowed Kenya to qualify for the first time in 15 years in the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, before being eliminated. of the group stage after being coached by a group including Algeria. Senegal, who reached the final, winning the title "Desert Warriors" at the expense of "Black Teranga" 1-0.
Kenya will face Egypt in November at the opening of the 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifiers, in a group that also includes Togo and Comoros.
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