Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi told his players he was quitting after they were eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations finals on Tuesday, the state-run Algerie Presse Service reported on Wednesday
No announcement has come from Belmadi or the Algerian football federation but the news agency reported Belmadi had made the announcement in the changing room after Algeria were beaten 1-0 by Mauritania in Bouake on Tuesday in a shock result at a tournament already rife with sensational upsets.
Earlier, in the post-match press conference, he told reporters who asked about his future: ‘When we return to the country I will tell you.’
Algeria were due to depart Bouake later on Wednesday.
Belmadi is the third coaching casualty in a matter of hours at the tournament in the Ivory Coast after Gambia’s Tom Saintfiet quit and then Ghana announced the sacking of Chris Hughton.
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