Former Morocco Coach Renard Criticizes National Football Federation’s Leadership

"Dirty laundry is washed at home," says the adage. No longer being a full-fledged member of this family, Hervé Renard is spilling everything. In comments reported to the media, the former coach of the "Atlas Lions" said he did not have enough leeway to change the situation.

For the former coach of Zambia and Côte d’Ivoire, the President of the Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), Fouzi Lakjaâ, "surrounded himself with people he deemed necessary to occupy his position." This approach, according to him, is the opposite of transparency in football. Worse, the former coach of Morocco regrets that important tasks are entrusted to assistants and argues that this choice is in no way based on respect for the hierarchy.

The technician also returned to the issue related to the players of the professional Botola, absent from the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN). Certain that these players could have performed as well in friendly matches as in international matches, he goes on to describe the team he sent to the CAN as one of the best, referring to the good performances achieved in the FIFA ranking. Indeed, in the latest rankings, Morocco is ranked 41st, compared to 47th the previous month, with more than 1461 points.