Ivory Coast reappoint Herve Renard for attempt at repeat of AFCON title

Former Saudi Arabia and Tunisia coach Herve Renard returns to Ivory Coast in attempt to repeat 2015 AFCON success.Published On 4 Aug 20264 Aug 2026French ‌coach Herve Renard has returned to take over Ivory ⁠Coast, who he led to the African title in 2015, the Ivorian federation has announced in a statement.Renard, who ⁠was an emergency replacement for Tunisia during the World Cup in June, replaces Emerse Fae.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4UEFA’s threatened legal action against Infantino and FIFA: What we knowlist 2 of 4Infantino’s FIFA World Cup fallout heads to mutiny as more staff break ranklist 3 of 4Isolated Infantino finds support in Africa ahead of CAF meetinglist 4 of 4UEFA confirms legal letter served to FIFA after Infantino’s World Cup planend of listFae’s deal was not renewed after ⁠the World Cup despite the Ivorians reaching the knockout stages for the first time in four appearances before being eliminated by Norway in the last 32.Renard was parachuted in during the World ‌Cup to take over Tunisia after they lost their opening game 5-1 against Sweden.But he had little success in reviving their fortunes as the Tunisians then lost to Japan and the Netherlands...