Morocco sack coach Gerets after Mozambique defeat

Eric Gerets was fired by Morocco on Saturday, less than a week after a 2-0 defeat in Mozambique left their hopes of African Nations Cup qualification in the balance. His contract was terminated after a meeting of the Morocco Football Federation, committee member Karim Alem told the official MAP news agency. Former Belgian international Gerets is the second coach in three days to lose a high-profile African job following Cameroon’s decision to suspend Denis Lavagne until the end of his contract next month. Gerets was in charge of Morocco for almost two years. The team suffered a surprise away defeat in the first leg of their final round qualifier in Maputo on Sunday that left them precariously placed with the return match to come next month.