Spotlight on new coaches as road to AFCON 2027 begins
As AFCON 2027 qualifying gets underway, attention turns to a number of African national sides that have recently changed managers. The article profiles the new coaches and their early challenges, examining how their appointments could shape the qualification race. It frames the upcoming matchdays as an early test for these fresh managerial tenures and the squads they have inherited.
Read the full story at bbc.co.ukManagerial changeovers across African national teams always bring an element of uncertainty into qualifying campaigns, and AFCON 2027 is no exception. New coaches typically need matchdays to imprint their tactical identity, and the opening fixtures often serve as a measuring stick for both the federation's patience and the squad's buy-in. For supporters, this is the phase where expectations are recalibrated and new narratives begin to form around which appointments look inspired and which look premature.
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