Former Chipolopolo Boys coach Herve Renard has signed a three year deal with Morocco.
The two times African Cup of Nations winning coach is expected to qualify the Atlas Lions to the 2017 African Cup of Nations.
His long time serving assistant Patrice Beaumulle is expected follow him to Morocco despite being heavily linked with the Zambia job.
The Morocco Royal Football Federation (FRMF) announced the appointment of the former Ivory Coast and Zambia manager on Tuesday.
The president of the federation, Fouzi Lekjaa, unveiled the Frenchman at a press conference.
Lekjaa stated that the Frenchman’s major targets as Morocco gaffer will be to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, reach the semifinals of same tournament and also qualify for the 2018 Fifa World Cup finals in Russia.
The Frenchman will work with Patrice Beaumelle and Mustapha Hadji as his assistants in Morocco, and could earn as much as €65,000 as monthly salary.
He had been linked with the head coach role of Cameroon and even Kazakhstan before he is named as Morocco trainer.
Last month, Renard told the ZamFoot Crew that he would relish a return to Zambia for a third stint.
“With Zambia it’s not a problem of money, it’s a feeling,” Renard said in January.
Renard won the 2012 and 2015 Afcon editions with Zambia and Ivory Coast respectively, and was manager of French Ligue 1, Lille OSC, until November last year when he was sacked.
he wil do it again in morocco, coz morocco has good quality of players playing in europe
HR’s has a simple recipe for success in Africa…it’s part psychological and part physical i.e. a large dose of combative attitude and hard play. He clearly realised after working in Ghana that African players are a bit short of those 2 qualities that are paradoxically very easy to impart. He made our boys do the Haka and psyched up them so well before that final in 2012. He also lined up that afternoon some of hardest and toughest Chipolopolo boys he had in the Afcon squad.
He’ll do the same with Morocco and it will work! Tactically he doesn’t bring much to a team. He knows very well that once you are the champion, people don’t remember how you won…but only think of you as the best. Mark my word, HR is on his way to become a true coaching legend on the continent…Never 2 without 3.
Ze football is nice in africa,ze renard deserves a country which can take hin to world cup.not kawayawaya country.gud decision renard
Zambia is the only country that I know that is so backward. Even Congo have hired an experienced coach. If Morocco can afford to pay an average coach 65,000 euros a month we can’t even afford to pay 20,000 dollars a month for a good coach. Zambia has too much poverty no wonder the students rioted a few weeks ago. Money is just being chewed amongst a greedy few politicians.
Linda of just a luck but we got to try kabwe warriors coach not even HR would know the players that need selection
wel said ba john
Jhon is right simply put WE ARE NOT SERIOUS
I get surprised how Fathy’s name can even come up for Chipolopolo coach
The game in Zambia has gone to the Dogs. You cannot hv an illiterate running soccer, bribing his way to Football house with such a dirty record. We need someone who can articulate football issues in such a way that the corporate world wud buy into it. Currently they want to keep a safe distance from the criminally tainted FAZ.
Beaumelle, leave being HRs assistant and come take the Zambia job!
Zambia is very poor country, we not going any where with football until we hire good coach. otherwise stop crying
Vincent Mwale is a coward ,actually miss kambweili he would sourced some funds to pay the coach not this ka boyish minister without a vision.
Landamin’s team is playing like that guy’s team…that one, the Italian guy who played for Juve…what’s his name?? That chap who took us to FIFA – Dario Boneti! No difference! But he has the job you know.
Congrats Renard mu Zambia ni mbwenya so kuwayawaya buyo. We can’t afford anything unless its 4 free and wen we fail ni back 2 the over-drawn drawing board. #kutitwachitashani
he is a gud coach
John u still hold a critical mind on coach herve
Morocco is set for failure with this one who specializes in winning matches against big teams and loosing to small ones.
Nonsense
Realsense out there Paddy
why is Zambians so obsessed in renard.he is no longer ya coach,so stop saying chipolopolo boys coach and say ex coach.this article is not the first time i have seen remaks stating that ‘chipoloplo boys coach’.he left u way back in 2013 so its quite absurd referring to him as ur coach.though he made an unprecedented achievement for u,move on frm your deep slumber of that success and scavenge for a good coach.infact,there is a plethora of good coaches out there looking for teams to coach ,but ur luck of funds and invariably corrupt FA members are ur main obstacle now.
why are Zambians so obsessed in renard.he is no longer ya coach,so stop saying chipolopolo boys coach and say ex coach.this article is not the first time i have seen remaks stating that ‘chipoloplo boys coach’.he left u way back in 2013 so its quite absurd referring to him as ur coach.though he made an unprecedented achievement for u,move on frm your deep slumber of that success and scavenge for a good coach.infact,there is a plethora of good coaches out there looking for teams to coach ,but ur luck of funds and invariably corrupt FA members are ur main obstacle now.
why is it that Zambians so obsessed in renard.he is no longer ya coach,so stop saying chipolopolo boys coach and say ex coach.this article is not the first time i have seen remaks stating that ‘chipoloplo boys coach’.he left u way back in 2013 so its quite absurd referring to him as ur coach.though he made an unprecedented achievement for u,move on frm your deep slumber of that success and scavenge for a good coach.infact,there is a plethora of good coaches out there looking for teams to coach ,but ur luck of funds and invariably corrupt FA members are ur main obstacle now.
we wil never stop talking about him coz we hv missed him
at Abram,well keep on talking about him for u have missed him badly,but u need to be reminded that talking about him at the expense of talking about getting a new coach leaves u a lot to be desired.no one needs to be told frm your comment that u are still relishing on your past glories instead of thinking on hw to make new achievements.what a moment of delutionary contemplation u have found ur self.