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AFCON hosts Ivory Coast sack coach Gasset

French coach of Ivory Coast national football team Jean-Louis Gasset speaks during a press conference

By AFP
January 25, 2024

ABIDJAN: Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast have sacked coach Jean-Louis Gasset midway through the tournament, the country’s football federation (FIF) announced on Wednesday.

French coach of Ivory Coast national football team Jean-Louis Gasset speaks during a press conference on January 24, 2024. — AFP/File
French coach of Ivory Coast national football team Jean-Louis Gasset speaks during a press conference on January 24, 2024. — AFP/File

“The contracts of coach Jean-Louis Gasset and his assistant Ghislain Printant are terminated due to insufficient results,” the FIF said in a statement.

The Ivorians suffered an embarrassing 4-0 thrashing by Equatorial Guinea in their last Group A game on Monday.