Europe 1 with AFP 18:40 p.m., March 30, 2023

Approached for several days in this position, Hervé Renard, the former French coach of Saudi Arabia, officially takes the reins of the women's France football team. The former coach of Losc in particular signed this Thursday a contract with the French Federation. His mission will be to restore serenity to the Blues.

Hervé Renard was appointed coach of the women's France team on Thursday, at the headquarters of the French Football Federation (FFF) in Paris. The executive committee of the FFF met in the afternoon to formalize the arrival of Hervé Renard at the head of Les Bleues to replace Corinne Diacre, dismissed on March 9. Hervé Renard (54), double winner of the African Cup of Nations at the head of Zambia (2012) and Côte d'Ivoire (2015) but who has never managed a women's team, will have the mission to make the Blues shine at the next World Cup, organized from July 20 to August 20 in Australia and New Zealand, then at the Paris Olympic Games in 2024.

Bringing calm to the group

The priority of Hervé Renard, who resigned Tuesday from his position as coach of Saudi Arabia, will be to bring calm and serenity within a group France weakened by the sling of several executives (Wendie Renard, Kadidiatou Diani, Marie-Antoinette Katoto), who withdrew from the selection to protest against the management of Deacon, resulting in the dismissal of the coach. Once his appointment is confirmed, Renard should disclose his first list on Friday for friendly matches against Colombia, on April 7 in Clermont-Ferrand, and Canada, the following 11 in Le Mans.

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