Tunisia's former head coach George Leekens of Belgium looks on during a training session in Bata January 24, 2015. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Former Belgium boss Georges Leekens was named Algeria coach on Thursday, two days after losing his job at Belgian club Lokeren.
The Algerian Football Federation said that Leekens, 67, had been chosen to replace Serbian Milovan Rajevac, who was sacked following Algeria’s home draw with Cameroon in the opening round of African World Cup group qualifiers earlier this month.
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