Former Tunisia coach Alain Giresse, ex-Guinea boss Paul Put and Dutch legend Clarence Seedorf are among 62 applicants for Congo-Brazzaville’s vacant managerial post.
Ducor Sports understands that the Congo Football Federation (Fecofoot) has received a high volume of applications to succeed Barthélémy Ngastono.
A Fecofoot official, who does not want to be named, confirmed the list will now be narrowed down to three ahead of the interview stage.
Giresse, who has a wealth of experience in Africa having coached Gabon,Mali,Senegal and Tunisia, is among the candidates to have shown interest in assuming the top job that fell vacant following the exit of Ngatsono early April.
Belgian coach Hugo Broos, who guided Cameroon to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title, is also keen on to take charge of Red Devils.
Also in the list is Congolese Florent Ibenge, currently in-charge of AS Vita Club and previously the manager of DR Congo national team.
Adel Amrouche- the current Botswana national team head coach- has also applied as has Isaac Ngata, who is currently in-charge of Congolese giants DC Motema Pembe.
Notable applicants like Paul Put, Patrice Carteron, Jorge Costa, Bernard Simondi, Abel Xavier and George Leekens have all worked in Africa.
Fecofoot have already indicated that they are hoping to announce the new Red Devils head coach by the end of April.
Congo-Brazzaville are set to participate in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in June where they will meet Togo, Tunisia and Namibia in Group H.
The 62 candidates:
1-Paul Put (Belgium) UEFA Pro License
2-Pedro Franco (Portugal) UEFA A License
3-Patrick de Wilde (Belgium) UEFA Pro License
4-Joao Pedro Afonso Suzano (Portugal)
5-Christophe Gamel (France)
6-David Pons (Spain)
7-Luis Fernandez (France) UEFA Pro license
8-Clarence Seedorf (Netherlands) UEFA A license
9-Vincent Hognon (France) UEFA Pro License
10-Didier Olle Nicolle (France) UEFA Pro license
11-Patrice Carteron (France)
12-Patrice Lair (France)
13-Elie Baup (France) UEFA Pro
14-Pascal Janin (France)
15-Petar Houbetchev (Germany) UEFA Pro
16-Alain Michel (France) UEFA Pro
17-Bruce Aboudoulaye (France / Congo) UEFA A
18-Cristian Roberto Micale (Argentine)
19-Anderson Sena Da Silva (Brazil)
20-Fran oisois Guehi Monguehi (Ivory Coast) License CAF A
21-Bhaudry Gildas Moussounga (Congo) UEFA A License
22-Jorge Costa (Portugal) Licence UEFA A
23-Jean Marc Pilorget (France)
24-Benoit Cauet (France) UEFA Pro License
25-Jean Christophe Gratecap (France) UEFA Pro License
26-Bernard Simondi (France) UEFA Pro
27-Jorge Manuel da Silva Paixao dis Sandos (Portugal) Licence UEFA Pro
28-Luc Nico Marie Eymael (Belgium) UEFA A License
29-Adel Amrouche (Algeria / Belgium) UEFA Pro License
30-Michele Santoni (Italy / Germany) UEFA Pro License
31-Ghyslain Tchiamas (Congo) UEFA A License
32-Dauto Xaharmane Amade Faquira (Portugal) UEFA Pro License
33-Elie Ngoya (Congo) UEFA B License
34-Raoul Savoy (Spain / Switzerland) UEFA Pro License
35-Paulo Jorge Coelho Meneses (Portugal)
36-Dragan Cvetkovic (France / Serbia) UEFA A License
37-Isaac Ngata (Congo) UEFA Pro License
38-Brice Christian Samba (Congo)
39-Hany Ali Elsayed El Okaby ((Egypt) Licence A Caf
40-Chomogo Oumar (France) UEFA A License
41-Roland Guela (France) UEFA A License
42-Marie Joseph Madienguela (Congo)
43-Ivan Minnaert (Belgium) UEFA A License
44-Barthelemy Ngatsono (Congo)
45-Mehmed Bazdarevic (France / Bosnia) UEFA Pro License
46-Alain Giresse (France) UEFA Pro License
47-Florent Ibengue (DR Congo) License A Caf
48-Bogustaw Baniak (Poland) UEFA Pro Licence
49-Ashu Cyprian Besong (Germany) UEFA Pro License
50-Jose Antonio Rocha Garrido (Portugal)
51-Abel Xavier (Portugal) UEFA A License
52-Pascal Koutala (France) UEFA A License
53-Eric Sekou Chelle (France / Mali) UEFA Pro License
Jose Anigo (France) UEFA Pro License
55-Hugo Broos (Belgium) UEFA Pro License
56-Rigobert Song (Cameroon) UEFA A License
57-David Donadei (France) UEFA A License
58-Fabien Mercadal (France) UEFA Pro license
59-George Leekens Gislanus (Belgium) UEFA Pro License
60-Laurent Fournier (France) UEFA Pro License
61-Almir Hukic (Bosnia Herzegovina)
62-Julien Mette (France) UEFA A License
