Kasperczak to coach Tunisia again

Henry Kasperczak has been appointed coach of Tunisia for a second stint to replace Belgian Georges Leekens.

Kasperczak had also been on the final three-man shortlist to take over as coach of Cote d’Ivoire.

The 69-year-old former Poland international was sacked by Mali after this year’s Africa Cup of Nations.

He coached Tunisia for four years from 1994, leading them to runners-up at the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations losing to hosts South Africa in the final.

Poland-born Kasperczak coached Cote d’Ivoire to third place at the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations and has also had spells in charge of Morocco, Mali and Senegal.

His latest job was a second spell with Mali that ended after the Nations Cup in Equatorial Guinea, where they failed to progress beyond the group stages despite being unbeaten.

The Eagles finished tied with Guinea in Group D but were eliminated after the drawing of lots to separate the teams.

Leekens left his post last month by mutual consent saying his vision for the future differed from the football association’s.

The appointment means there are just two names left in the frame to coach Cote d’Ivoire – Frenchmen Michel Dussuyer and Frederic Antonetti.

The Cote d’Ivoire Football Federation originally said 69 people had expressed an interest in the job before cutting the list to five and then again to three.

Former Guinea coach Dussuyer, whose second spell with the Syli Nationale ended after this year’s Nations Cup exit, when they lost 3-0 to Ghana in the last eight, reports the BBC.

Antonetti’s only overseas job was with Japanese side Gamba Osaka in 1998; otherwise he has worked with French clubs including three spells at his former side Bastia.