The Bosnian coach, Vahid Halilhodzic, is the likely successor to Hervé Renard. The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) would have decided to entrust him with the reins of the Moroccan national football team, after the report of the FRMF Commission in charge of appointing the new coach.
Hervé Renard had been secretly negotiating his departure from the head of the Atlas Lions’ coaching staff for several months, before the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN). This betrayal cost the former coach a tidy sum of 10 million dirhams to move away from the Moroccan team.
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) plans to announce the name of the successor to French coach Hervé Renard at the beginning of August 2019. This decision was made during the meeting of July 25, coupled with the tribute ceremony for the former national coach.
According to Saudi media, Hervé Renard has signed his contract with the Saudi Football Federation. The French coach would have signed for a period of two and a half years.
After his resignation from the Moroccan national team, Hervé Renard is slowly starting to reveal secrets. The now former coach of the "Atlas Lions" reveals the flaws of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF).
Announced for several months to succeed Hervé Renard, Vahid Halilhodzic denies his arrival at the head of the Moroccan national team. The current coach of FC Nantes says he has not been contacted by any official of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF).
The now former coach of the "Atlas Lions" admitted, in an interview with a major African magazine, that his departure from the Moroccan team dated back well before the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) in Egypt, which recently saw the triumph of the "Fennecs" of Algeria. However, according to the Frenchman, the President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) had opposed it.
Hervé Renard is still keeping the suspense alive about his next destination. Technically unemployed for a few days, following his resignation from the Moroccan national team, the French technician announces on his Instagram account that he will soon reveal his next destination, which, according to him, will not be on the African continent.
The brand new coach must have his residence in Rabat. This is one of the major decisions of the meeting announced on Monday, July 22, 2019, by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), with the actors of the king sport, to decide on the post-Renard.
Following the departure of Hervé Renard from the head of the Moroccan national team, former French national team coach Laurent Blanc is announced to take over the reins of the national team. Even if several names have made headlines in the media in recent days, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) also seems interested in the profile of the former PSG coach with whom he won the Ligue 1 title for three consecutive seasons in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Hervé Renard’s resignation is confirmed by Fouzi Lekjaâ, President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF). However, the departure of the French technician could well give rise to disclosures about the toxic atmosphere that prevailed within the "Atlas Lions".
The divorce between Hervé Renard and the "Atlas Lions" is not without an impact on the morale of certain players, including Mehdi Benatia. In a message, which looks like a comforting one, posted on his Facebook page, the Captain of the Moroccan national team expresses his support for the French coach.