Tunisia football team and Alain Giresse part ways
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28 June 2019, Egypt, Suez: Tunisia's manager Alain Giresse is pictured during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group E soccer match between Tunisia and Mali at Suez Sports Stadium. /Getty Images Photo

28 June 2019, Egypt, Suez: Tunisia's manager Alain Giresse is pictured during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group E soccer match between Tunisia and Mali at Suez Sports Stadium. /Getty Images Photo

Alain Giresse is out as Tunisia coach after just nine months on the job.

The former France international’s departure was announced by the Tunisian Football Federation on Wednesday, who said in a brief statement that it was a mutual decision.

The move comes a month after guiding Tunisia to the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.

He’s the 13th coach from this year’s AFCON to have left his job.

Giresse was appointed in December and helped Tunisia reach the last four in Egypt despite them winning just one match at the tournament outside of a penalty shootout.

Tunisia drew their three group games and needed a shootout to get past Ghana in the last 16 before beating Madagascar 3-0 in their quarter-final.

Tunisia lost to Senegal in the semi-final after extra time and then fell to Nigeria in the third-place playoff.

It was the fifth time the Frenchman has coached a country at the Cup of Nations after he led Gabon (2010), Mali (2012), Senegal (2015) and Mali again two years ago.

The 67-year-old has also coached at club level in Morocco after two spells with Toulouse and a brief tenure in charge at Paris St. Germain.

Source(s): Reuters