Soccer-Cisse named Angola coach 24 hours after leaving Libya role


Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations - Round of 16 - Senegal v Ivory Coast - Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast - January 29, 2024 Senegal coach Aliou Cisse REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

April 9 (Reuters) - ⁠Aliou Cisse has ⁠been named coach of the ‌Angola national team, the country's football federation (FAF) announced on Thursday, ​24 hours after ⁠the Senegalese ⁠left his post in Libya.

The ⁠50-year-old ‌coach, who led Senegal to ⁠their maiden Africa Cup of Nations ​title ‌in 2022, ended his ⁠short ​stint with the Libya national team on Wednesday, ⁠after taking charge in ​March 2025.

"Welcome Aliou Cisse, head coach of Angola national ⁠team," the FAF said on Facebook.

Angola, who failed to reach this year's ​World Cup, ⁠will start their 2027 ​AFCON qualifying campaign ‌inSeptember.

(Reporting by Mohamed ​Yossry in Cairo, editing by Christian Radnedge)

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