Jean-Louis Gasset
Africa Cup of Nations host, Ivory Coast, fired coach Jean-Louis Gasset yesterday after their humiliating loss to Equatorial Guinea, despite qualifying for the last 16 stage of the competition.
The federation confirmed that Emerse Faé, who played for Reading in the Premier League during his career, will take over for the rest of the tournament.
The 4-0 loss to the Equatorial Guinea on Monday was the heaviest defeat suffered by a Cup of Nations host and left the Ivorians third in Group A.
A statement said the 70-year-old Gasset, who was hired in May 2022, was fired for “insufficient results.”
Ivory Coast knew their fate later yesterday when the last group matches were completed.