Ivory Coast, host country of the competition, will face defending champion Senegal on Monday in the round of 16 but no longer has a main coach after the dismissal of Jean-Louis Gasset on Wednesday.
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Without a coach after the dismissal of Jean-Louis Gasset, the Ivorian Football Federation contacted the French Football Federation (FFF) to “lend” the coach of the French women’s team Hervé Renard for the end of the competition, learned Thursday, January 25, the sports management of Radio France from a source close to the matter, confirming information from The Team.
According to a source close to the matter, discussions are even “in progress” between the two federations to agree on this loan possibility. Ivory Coast, host country of the competition, will face defending champion Senegal on Monday in the round of 16. The Elephants were drafted at the last minute thanks to Morocco’s victory against Zambia (1-0) and qualified for the rest of the competition among the four best third-placed groups.
However, the host country no longer has a head coach after the dismissal of Jean-Louis Gasset on Wednesday for “insufficient results”two days after a rout (0-4) against Equatorial Guinea.
