Emerse Faé was named interim coach of Ivory Coast on January 24. Jean-Louis Gasset and his assistant Ghislain Printant were dismissed for 'insufficient results' Faé is the youngest coach in the African Cup of Nations (CAN) The 40-year-old midfielder played for FC Nantes between 2003 and 2007.
He is part of the same generation as Florent Sinama-Pongolle, Anthony Le Tallec, Mourad Meghni and Jacques Faty.