Guinea Reportedly Sack Belgian Coach Paul Put

Guinea have sacked their head coach Paul Put and his entire staff, just days after their exit from 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, website Flashguinee.info reported Monday.

The Syli Nationale were outclassed and eliminated from the competition after a 3-0 loss to Algeria in the Round of 16, a defeat that spelt the end of the road for the well-travelled manager.

“The Guinea Football Federation (FGF) have decided to amicably terminate the contract of Paul Put,” the portal reported.

FGF president Antonio Souare met with Put on Monday to sort out his future after several players reportedly called for his departure and blamed the Belgian for the pay dispute that rocked the team’s camp in Cairo.

There also had been several public rows between Put and the FGF after the elimination from Nations Cup.

The 61-year-old was appointed as Syli Nationale coach in March replacing Kanfory Sylla who was sacked following the failure of Guinea’s home-based team at the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Morocco in January.

The former Burkina Faso, Gambia and Kenya coach was tasked to qualify the Syli National for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, a fate that he easily achieved.

Guinea reached last 16 of the AFCON as one of best third-place team in the group stage campaign. They opened their campaign with a hard-fought 2-2 draw against the eventual group winners Madagascar.

Unfortunately, they were unable to build on this momentum and lost their second game 1-0 to the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

However, they booked their spot in the next round with a 2-0 win over Burundi in their final group game.