The former France international’s departure was announced by the Tunisian Football Federation on Wednesday, who said in a brief statement that it was a mutual decision
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Odion Ighalo’s early goal in the third minute gave Nigeria a 1-0 win over Tunisia in their third-place playoff on Wednesday
The Frenchman’s decision came five days after his team was thumped 6-0 in Morocco, and a day after a goalless draw against the same opponents
However, he decided afterwards to look for a new destination after refusing to renew his contract with the Malian federation
Giresse – who took over in 2013 – left his post after failing to guide Senegal through the group stages of the recent African showpiece
“The road has ended, my contract is at an end,” he told reporters after the 2-0 loss to Algeria