The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFA) has decided to dismiss the two-time Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) winner with just ten weeks to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
French coach Hervé Renard will be leaving his role as the head coach of Saudi Arabia after tonight’s international friendly against Serbia, Kickgh.com can exclusively report.
The Gulf country has decided to part ways with the 57-year-old trainer, who guided them to secure a qualification to next summer’s World Cup finals, following the team’s recent uninspiring performances.
The decision to make changes in the Saudi Arabia technical team intensified after an embarrassing 4-0 loss to Egypt in an international friendly last week, and his successor will be announced later in April.
Our sources have disclosed that former Morocco coach Walid Regragui is one of the leading candidates to take charge of the Saudi national team in preparation for the World Cup.
With a few weeks to the commencement of the 2026 World Cup, several countries have decided to strengthen their technical teams, while others have opted to make changes, and Ghana is among those nations that have sacked their head coaches.
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on Monday night announced the dismissal of Otto Addo as the head coach of the Black Stars after losing 2-1 to Germany in a friendly at the MHP Arena.
The team’s disappointing 5-1 loss to Austria five days ago increased the pressure on the technical team with calls for their sacking from the Ghanaian fans.
Kickgh.com can exclusively report that the West African country has contacted the representatives of Herve Renard to take over the vacant Black Stars coaching job.
Renard is open to a return to the Ghana national team after working as assistant coach for Claude Le Roy during the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, and he’s expected to take up the head coach role ahead of the 2026 World Cup finals.
The former Lille and Sochaux manager is one of the highly rated expatriate coaches in Africa, having guided Zambia and Ivory Coast to AFCON triumph in 2012 and 2015.
His experience on the continent, coupled with his success with African teams, has made him a strong option as Ghana looks to quickly appoint a new coach ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Renard previously coached Angola, USM Alger, Lille, Sochaux, Ivory Coast, Zambia, and Morocco and also led the French women's national team to the 2024 Olympic Games, but the team was eliminated by Brazil in the quarterfinals.
By: Gideon Kofi Nyamekye
