Renard resigns as Morocco coach after AFCON disappointment

Morocco coach Herve Renard ahead of the match against Namibia. Photo: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

Morocco coach Herve Renard ahead of the match against Namibia. Photo: Suhaib Salem/Reuters

Published Jul 21, 2019

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BERLIN – Herve Renard has resigned as coach of Morocco shortly

after a disappointing Africa Cup of Nations ended with a last 16 exit to

outsiders Benin.

"It is time for me to close this long and beautiful chapter of my

life, not without some emotion and sadness but it is an inevitable

decision taken well before AFCON 2019," the 50-year-old Frenchman

wrote on social media.

Morocco were considered a favourite in the Africa Cup of Nations, won on Friday

by Algeria, but lost on penalties in the first knock-out round after

winning all three group games.

"We had all hoped better for this AFCON 2019 in Egypt," Renard wrote.

"But this is football ..."

Renard took Morocco to 47th from 81st in the world rankings since his

2016 appointment and led the team to the 2018 World Cup. The

appearance in Russia was their first on the biggest stage since 1998.

Communiqué pic.twitter.com/4MYoA1s1Cq

— Hervé Renard (@Herve_Renard_HR) July 21, 2019

DPA

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