Tunisia seems to want to take inspiration from Morocco to relaunch its national Football team. The Transition Committee, tasked by FIFA with restoring the Tunisian Football Federation, is eyeing Vahid Halilhodžić, the Bosnian coach who qualified the Atlas Lions for the 2022 World Cup.
According to media sources, preliminary contacts have already taken place between the Committee and 72-year-old Halilhodžić. The objective: to gauge the interest of the Bosnian technician to take the reins of the Eagles of Carthage. His past successes, particularly with Morocco, make him a candidate of choice. As a reminder, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation had terminated its contract with Halilhodžić a few months before the Qatari World Cup, following “differences of points of view”.
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The Transition Committee would also explore other avenues, notably that leading to Marc Wilmots, the former Belgium coach (2012-2016). Wilmots has a good knowledge of African football, having managed Ivory Coast and Raja Casablanca. He was also Iran coach and sporting director of German club Schalke 04.
-As a reminder, FIFA set up a Transition Committee last July to manage the Tunisian Football Federation. This decision, taken in agreement with the Confederation of African Football, aims to “get the Tunisian Football Federation out of its current crisis” and to revise its statutes. The mandate of this committee runs until January 31, 2025.
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