National team coaches in Africa seem to change frequently. I thought it would be easier to put all the coaching changes in one thread. I know there have been a few changes over the past few weeks, but I forget who went where...
Not a coach, but a chairman... "HARARE (January 4, 2003 11:28 a.m. EST) - The nephew of Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe was ousted from his post as chairman of the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) on Saturday, an official told AFP." http://www.sportserver.com/soccer/international/general/story/701402p-5185427c.html
New coach for Algeria "ALGIERS (January 6, 2003 11:00 a.m. EST) - Belgium's George Leekens has been confirmed as the new Algeria coach on a two-year contract, the Algerian news agency APS reported on Monday." http://www.sportserver.com/soccer/international/general/story/704174p-5199481c.html
new coach for Senegal "Frenchman Guy Stephan finally became the Senegal national football coach when he signed a three-year contract here Saturday." http://www.dailysoccer.com/?page=art&Article=3607&country=&offset=0&ref=hl
DR Congo are close to announcing a new foreign coach. "The Democratic Republic of Congo are to employ a foreign coach in the next weeks but officials are keeping his identity close to their chest." Maybe it is Bob Lenerduzzi or Steve Sampson? http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/2698071.stm
"MASERU, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Lesotho coach Monaheng Monyane has resigned, blaming his departure on conflict with the country's football association, officials confirmed on Saturday." http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-lesotho&prov=reuters&type=lgns New coach for Morocco? "Rabat - The Moroccan soccer federation has held advanced talks with Frenchman Philippe Troussier about a position as head of coaching for all their national teams, a senior federation official said on Thursday." http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=19&art_id=vn20030131094408888C309994&set_id=6
Libya has a new coach "The Libyan football association have announced that Abu Bakr Bany is the new coach of the Libyan national team" http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/2736719.stm -------------- Englishmen Gillet to coach Malawi "FA executive member George Kaudza Masina confirmed in an interview that terms have been agreed with Gillet, a former coach of Yemen and the England youth team. " http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/2737507.stm --------------- Mozambique... "Former Soviet international Viktor Bondarenko will decide next week whether to accept an offer to return to Mozambique as national coach." http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/2740395.stm
Argentine named as new Equatorial Guinea coach "Equatorial Guinea's newly appointed coach, Argentine Jorge Warnicke, has been charged with the job of introducing winning ways to the under-achieving African side." Under-achieving? I just thought they were a small island and had trouble competiting against the big boys. http://www.dailysoccer.com/?page=art&Article=4310&country=&offset=0&ref=hl
New coach for the Seychelles... Michael Nees (German) http://www.dailysoccer.com/?page=art&Article=4524&country=&offset=0&ref=hl
Tanzania has a new coach... "DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Tanzania appointed Masindo Msolla as their new national coach on Tuesday, the country's football association (FAT) announced." http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-tanzania&prov=reuters&type=lgns Their next match will be an ANC qualifying game against Zambia in Dar Es Salaam.
Mozambique "MAPUTO, March 4 (Reuters) - Former Soviet international Viktor Bondarenko has been appointed as the new coach of Mozambique, football federation officials said on Tuesday. " http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-mozambique&prov=reuters&type=lgns
New coach for Lesotho "Mafa Ramakau has been appointed coach of Lesotho for a third time, taking over after the resignation of Monaheng Monyane last month, officials said on Tuesday." Third time is a charm http://www.supersoccer.co.za/article.asp?aId=78436&sportCategory=SUPERSOCCER/AFRICANSOCCER
The Liberian coach hasn't been payed in 8 months, and he is threatning to stop working.... "The coach said: "If at least four months of my salary is not paid, we will not begin training. Training is necessary but we need money. We are the only coaches in the world that are not paid." http://allafrica.com/stories/200303070271.html Not good news for Liberia because their national team currently sits on the bottom of their ANCQ group.
"The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) have compiled a list of 12 European coaches from which they will choose the man for the country's top soccer post." http://www.dailysoccer.com/?page=art&Article=7246&country=&offset=0&ref=hl
New coach for Cape Verde "PRAIA, May 6 (Reuters) - Alexandre Alhinho has been named as the new coach of the Cape Verde Islands, soccer officials said on Tuesday. " http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-verde&prov=reuters&type=lgns I wonder why the old coach resigned last month? Cape Verde was doing pretty good in the ANCQ's....
Interesting story out of Ethiopia. They Ethiopian FA has fired their German coach because he had inadequate qualifications for the position. My question is... why did they hire him if he had inadequate qualifications? He did coach the team for nine months! http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/030511/6/t2ml.html