Football coaches – yet another endangered species in Africa


CAIRO: The vagaries of coaching in Africa are well illustrated by the fact that only one of the 16 coaches at the African Nations Cup starting tomorrow was in charge of his team in the last tournament two years ago. 

Veteran French coach Roger Lemerre is, not surprisingly, a survivor from the 2004 Finals in Tunisia where he steered the host country to their first Nations title. 

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