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TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 coach Emerse Fae is the latest addition to the ever-growing list of African tacticians who have orchestrated a continental title.
The 34u The edition of Africa’s most prestigious competition concluded on Sunday, February 11 with a classic African tie between tournament hosts Ivory Coast and Nigeria, which saw the hosts lift their third continental title thanks to a comeback win 2-1 in Ebimpe.
The historic feat came under the astute guidance of 40-year-old Emerse Fae, who took over the reigns from Jean-Louis Gasset after the team were saved from finishing as one of the third-best teams in the group stage. emphatically march to a pole finish.
Since the inaugural edition of the competition in 1957, Eleven (11) African coaches have now officially won the title, with the list expected to grow in future editions as young African regulars – male and female, continue to emerge from all corners of the Continent.
The TotalEnergies CAF AFCON was first lifted by Egypt’s Mourad Fahmy, followed by Charles Gyamfi (Ghana), who shares the record for most TotalEnergies CAF AFCON titles (3) with Egypt’s Hassan Shehata.
Of Egypt’s seven titles, five were won under the auspices of a local coach, while two of the Elephants’ three titles have been shared by the Ivorians in Martial Yeo (1992) and most recently, Fae.
Abdelhamid Kermali was the first coach to guide Algeria to continental success in 1990, while Djamel Belmadi, who was born in France but later represented the Desert Foxes between 2000-2004 before rising to Algeria’s highest coaching position, gave Algeria the her second title in 2019.
Other notable African coaches who have guided their respective nations to glory include Fred Osam Doudu (Ghana), Abdelhamid Kermali (Algeria), Clive Barker (South Africa), Mohamed Al Gohari (Egypt), Stephen Keshi (Nigeria) and Aliou Cisse (Senegal). ).
Also interesting to note is that the current TotalEnergies CAF Africa Women’s Cup of Nations champions, South Africa are coached by their former captain, Desiree Ellis.
African coaches to win the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON title:
1957 – Mourad Fahmy (Egypt)
1963 – Charles Giamfi (Ghana)
1965 – Charles Gyamfi (Ghana)
1978 – Fred Osam Dudu (Ghana)
1982 – Charles Gyamfi (Ghana)
1990 – Abdelhamid Kermali (Algeria)
1992 – Martial Yeo (Ivory Coast)
1996 – Clive Barker (South Africa)
1998 – Mohammed Al Gohary (Egypt)
2006 – Hassan Shehata (Egypt)
2008 – Hassan Shehata (Egypt)
2010 – Hassan Shehata (Egypt)
2013 – Stephen Keshi (Nigeria)
2019 – Djamel Belmadi (Algeria)
2021 – Aliou Cisse (Senegal)
2023 – Emerse Fae (Ivory Coast)