
French Coach Patrice Beaumelle Addresses Rumors of Islamic Conversion
Patrice Beaumelle, 46, the current French coach of MC Alger, and former assistant to Hervé Renard in Morocco, reacted to his conversion to Islam announced by several media.

Patrice Beaumelle, 46, the current French coach of MC Alger, and former assistant to Hervé Renard in Morocco, reacted to his conversion to Islam announced by several media.

The former coach of the national Under-23 team demands the sum of 6.5 million dirhams to negotiate an amicable separation with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF).

Following the termination of his contract, Patrice Beaumelle intends to sue the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) before FIFA.

While he has been on technical unemployment for a few months, the former assistant of Hervé Renard with the Moroccan national team, Patrice Beaumelle , continues to regularly receive his salary. The reason is that neither the Technical Director, Osian Roberts, nor the coach, Vahid Halilhodzic, want the former coach of the Olympic national team.

Patrice Baumelle was fired from his position as assistant coach of the national team. Vahid Halilhodzic replaced him with Landry Chauvin, who will hold the position of assistant coach alongside Mustapha Hadji.

Any amicable departure of the U23 coach, Patrice Beaumelle, from the management of the Olympic team is not feasible, given its cost for the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF).

The Moroccan national team lost on Tuesday against Mali for the return leg of the qualifiers for the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations (U-23 AFCON). It thus loses its ticket for the 2019 AFCON in Egypt, as well as for the Tokyo Olympics.