The Angolan football federation said Thursday it had hired Senegalese Africa Cup of Nations winner Aliou Cisse as the new head coach of the national team.
Cisse, a former international defender who captained Senegal’s Lions of Teranga to the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup, stepped down as Libya coach on Wednesday after just 10 matches in charge.
“Today is a day of renewal, a day on which we rekindle hope and reaffirm with conviction our ambition for the future of national football,” president of the Angolan Football Federation, Alves Simoes, said at a ceremony to unveil Cisse in the capital Luanda.
The 50-year-old has signed a four-year contract.
The appointment was a vision for long-term development and sustained success in Angolan football, Simoes said.
“It symbolises our firm commitment to competence, innovation and the ability to build a team that brings pride to our country.”
Cisse was head coach
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