{"id":1871,"date":"2026-08-04T17:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1871"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:00:09","slug":"ivory-coast-reappoint-herve-renard-for-attempt-at-repeat-of-afcon-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1871","title":{"rendered":"Ivory Coast reappoint Herve Renard for attempt at repeat of AFCON title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__divider\">\n<div class=\"listen-to-article\"><button class=\"listen-to-article__button\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><title>Listen<\/title>Listen (2 mins)<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__update-reading-list-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"update-reading-list\">\n<p class=\"update-reading-list__button-text\">Save<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div 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class=\"contributors-list__by-prefix\">By <\/span>Reuters<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<div class=\"date-simple\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 4 Aug 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">4 Aug 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>French \u200ccoach Herve Renard has returned to take over Ivory \u2060Coast, who he led to the African title in 2015, the Ivorian federation has announced in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Renard, who \u2060was an emergency replacement for Tunisia during the World Cup in June, replaces Emerse Fae.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"more-on__list\">\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 1 of 4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" 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href=\"\/sports\/2026\/6\/26\/netherlands-beat-tunisia-3-1-enter-world-cup-knockouts-as-group-winners\">the Netherlands<\/a>, conceding a further seven goals.<\/p>\n<p>They were the only one of the 10 African teams at \u2060the World Cup in Canada, Mexico and \u2060the United States that did not progress to the round of 32.<\/p>\n<p>The 57-year-old Renard has also coached the national teams of Angola, Morocco, Saudi Arabia \u2060and Zambia, with whom he won the Africa Cup of Nations title in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>His <a href=\"\/sports\/2026\/4\/17\/saudi-arabia-sack-coach-herve-renard-ahead-of-fifa-world-cup-2026\">stint with Saudi Arabia<\/a> ended on the eve of the FIFA World Cup 2026, despite helping the team qualify for the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Renard \u2060was also coach of France\u2019s women\u2019s team \u2060at the Paris Olympic Games two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>He will aim for a third Cup of Nations title next year when the tournament is cohosted in Kenya, \u200cTanzania and Uganda.<\/p>\n<p>The Ivorians begin their qualifying campaign next month with a crunch clash at home to fellow World Cup \u200cside and neighbours Ghana, before another Group C game with Somalia four days later.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container--ads in-article-ads\">\n<div class=\"ads\"><span class=\"ads__title\"> Advertisement <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ListenListen (2 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Herve Renard took interim charge of Tunisia at World Cup 2026 [File: Bernadett Szabo\/Reuters] By Reuters Published On 4 Aug 20264 Aug 2026 French \u200ccoach Herve Renard has returned to take over Ivory \u2060Coast, who he 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