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Hervé Renard, June 30, 2019 at a press conference in Cairo during CAN 2019. Nader Nabil / AFP

Coach of the Moroccan national football team for almost three and a half years, Hervé Renard announced on Twitter that he was leaving his post, this Sunday, July 21, 2019. " An inescapable decision taken well before CAN 2019 ", says French coach.

" It is time for me to close this long and beautiful chapter of my life, not without some emotion and sadness, but it is an inevitable decision taken well before the CAN 2019, " said Sunday the famous French coach, a little more than two weeks after the elimination of his team in the round of 16 of the African Nations Cup 2019 against Benin. Below, his press release.

Press release pic.twitter.com/4MYoA1s1Cq

Hervé Renard (@Herve_Renard_HR) July 21, 2019

To everyone's surprise, Morocco, who was among the favorites for the final victory was pulled out by Benin on penalties. " Yes, we all hoped for this 2019 edition of the CAN in Egypt, but football is so, it gives rise to the wildest hopes and brings us hard to the reality of a too quick elimination on penalties ", detailed Hervé Renard in his release.

A decision by Hervé Renard

The French coach said he made the decision before the start of the competition, but no doubt that the failures of the Atlas Lions in the round of 16 has convinced Hervé Renard to stick to this choice.

For several days, rumors about the future of the coach of Morocco were numerous. The Moroccan federation had even to deny having sacked the French, explaining that its president Fouzi Lekjaa and Hervé Renard had met to make an initial assessment of this CAN 2019 and that a decision on the future of the selection would be taken soon.

Hervé Renard has definitely made his choice. He will not continue the adventure. The coach also said Fouzi Lekjaa had been made aware and had " contractually committed " to respect this decision.