Marcel Desailly Given French FA Post for Africa

Marcel Desailly is to take on a role as an ambassador to Africa on behalf of the French Football Federation (FFF). The Ghana-born former France defender has been appointed to help improve the image of the FFF among Africans. The FFF had bad publicity over the briefly mooted introduction of quotas for young players with… Continue reading Marcel Desailly Given French FA Post for Africa

Thanks, but no thanks

Former France captain Marcel Desailly has withdrawn from the race to coach World Cup quarter-finalists Ghana. Desailly, who was born in the West African country, was part of a five-man shortlist drawn up by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for the vacant post. Ghana are looking for a successor to the Serbian Milovan Rajevac. But… Continue reading Thanks, but no thanks