After an afternoon of reflection, the FFF finally decided, this Thursday afternoon, not to accede to the request of the Ivorian federation, wishing to entrust the fate of its selection to Herve Renard, who will face champions Senegal in the title, on Monday evening (9 pm), in the round of 16 of the CAN. As revealed this Thursday by L’Équipe.
This result is not really surprising, as the Ivorian demand seemed surprising. From the beginning, Philippe Diallo and Jean-Michel Aulas, president and vice-president of the FFF respectively, had no intention of following through on this request. But they still took time to think so as not to feel too quickly blocked by the coach of the French women’s team, who was keen to succeed Jean-Louis Gasset and undertake this freelance with the Ivorian selection whom he coached in coaching. Discussions were also held with the Ivorian Federation in the past, but were unsuccessful.
Ivory Coast (2015), former coach of Morocco (2016-2019) after CAN winner with Zambia (2012), Renard still knows well all the teams in the competition, their strengths and weaknesses. But he will not try to revive an Ivorian team that is in a bit of trouble after being marked by a disappointing first round defeat against Equatorial Guinea (0-4). And who will do without it.
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