The 54-year-old Renard quit as coach of Saudi Arabia’s national team earlier this week, ending a four-year spell highlighted by a win over eventual champion Argentina in the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar last year.
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The Royal Moroccan Football Federation earlier this week denied reports the Frenchman had stepped down, but Renard used social media on Sunday to confirm he has left his post.
Morocco endured a disappointing Africa Cup of Nations campaign, exiting the competition in the Round of 16 with a 1-4 penalty shootout defeat to Benin after the game ended in a 1-1 draw in 120 minutes.
Morocco have their sights set on reaching the latter stages of the Africa Cup of Nations, according to midfielder Youssef Ait Bennasser.
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, says Nigeria’s national team is not favourites to lift the AFCON 2019 tournament which kicks off on June 21 in Egypt.
It appeared as though two teams who had relied upon their defensive records throughout qualifying had cancelled each other out until Aziz Bouhaddouz miscued his headed clearance deep into stoppage time in Saint-Petersberg
Former Manchester United assistant Carlos Queiroz and ex-Cambridge United boss Herve Renard will look to navigate their respective nations out of a tricky group which includes Portugal and Spain
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The official unveiling of the coach was set for March 3, but in a single tweet, the Bafana Bafana account postponed the announcement due to the “unavailability of the chosen candidate”
He has been tasked with leading the country to the 2018 World Cup in Russia and he replaces Badou Zaki who resigned last week.
“I’m delighted to have been appointed coach of Morocco’s national team. We have a busy schedule,” Renard told a news conference in Rabat on Tuesday
However, the 47-year-old has now been relieved of his duties after leading Lille to just two league wins this season
Renard, who has now won two Nations Cup titles, after leading Zambia to victory in 2012, said his team was lucky to have come from two goals down in the shootout on Sunday
The encounter, which began on a high tempo, saw both sides failing to unlock each other’s defence throughout the entire 120 minutes
Available information said Keshi was told of plans by his employers, the Nigeria Football Federation, to replace him with Herve Renard, Zambia’s coach to the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations