Soccer-Sichone takes over as Zambia coach

FILE PHOTO: Alemannia Aachen's team captain Moses Sichone, who has take over as Zambia coach, reacts after his team's German Bundesliga soccer match against VfL Wolfsburg in Aachen May 12, 2007.REUTERS/Alex Grimm (GERMANY)./File Photo

(Reuters) -Zambia have named their former defender Moses Sichoneas coach ahead of next month’s Africa Cup of Nations finals.

His appointment on Thursday comes after the departure of Avram Grant only weeks before the country participates in the continental tournament in Morocco.