Djamel Belmadi hopes African coaches will get more opportunities
Algeria and Senegal, who are both coached by locals, meet in the Nations Cup final
15 July 2019 - 14:42
Cairo — Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi hopes that Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations final against Senegal will persuade more countries to put their trust in the region’s managers.
Both teams are led by local coaches in their early 40s with former Algeria international Belmadi in charge of the Desert Foxes and Senegal under the leadership of Aliou Cisse, who played for the Lions of Teranga when they last reached the final in 2002...
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