Frenchman Renard named as Ivory Coast coach for second spell

French coach Herve Renard has been appointed as the new head coach of the Ivory Coast national team for the second time, the Ivorian football federation announced on Tuesday. Renard, who previously led the team to the African title in 2015, replaces Emerse Fae whose contract was not renewed after Ivory Coast reached the knockout stages of the World Cup for the first time in four appearances.

Renard has an extensive coaching background, having previously coached Angola, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Zambia, where he guided the team to the Africa Cup of Nations title in 2012.

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