Vladimir Petković achieved excellent results with the Swiss national team, and now a new coaching assignment is waiting for him in Algeria, which unexpectedly exited the last Africa Cup of Nations in the group stage. The 60-year-old coach will try to lift the Desert Foxes as he did with the Swiss, leading them to the quarterfinals of the 2020 European Championship, and previously to the round of 16 in the continental tournament (2016) and the FIFA World Cup (2018). After his tenure as the national team coach, the Bosnian-born Petković took over Bordeaux, but his time in France lasted only six months. He didn’t quite find his footing among Les Girondins, and after six months, he was sacked, leaving the team fighting against relegation. This occurred in February 2022, and since then, he has been without a coaching assignment. Zizou says no to AlgeriaAt his new job, the former Lazio coach, who won the Italian Cup with them in 2013, will replace Djamel Belmadi, who was sacked due to failure at the Africa Cup of Nations at the end of last year and the beginning of this year. Reportedly, Petković has been given two goals: the primary one being qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and the second being to reach the quarterfinals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in Morocco. Both tasks look achievable considering the strength of the squad and the number of stars in the team, but Belmadi didn’t made it even thou he had ideal conditions. Maybe it’s not that easy to command an Algerian team after all. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7910239##
