Congo's head coach Claude Le Roy of France reacts during their Group A soccer match against Gabon in the African Cup of Nations in Bata January 21, 2015. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
EBIBEYIN, Equatorial Guinea (Reuters) - French-born coach Claude Le Roy got a congratulatory text from Francois Hollande on Sunday after enhancing his legendary status at the African Nations Cup by taking unheralded Congo to the last eight.
“He reminded me that I like him am a former player of FC Rouen,” vetran Le Roy said of his exchange with the French president, with whom he has previously swapped greetings.
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