The Saudi Football Association announced on Thursday that its contract with Italian coach Roberto Mancini had been terminated by mutual consent, following a disappointing run of results for the Saudi national team in the third round of Asian Cup qualifiers. the World 2026.
The Saudi Federation said in a statement that the Board of Directors of the Saudi Football Federation and the coach of the national team, Roberto Mancini, reached an agreement that includes ending the contractual relationship.
The Saudi Federation thanked Mancini and said that the name of the new coach will be announced within a few days “after the final and official completion of the contract procedures.” “
– The Board of Directors of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation and the coach of the national team, “Roberto Mancini,” today reached an agreement that includes the end of the contractual relationship 📝⬇ pic.twitter.com/tVfVCGpvVi
– Saudi National Team (@SaudiNT) October 24, 2024
The Saudi Federation announced the contract with Mancini in 2023 to succeed French coach Herve Renard.
The Saudi team is in third place in Group C with five points, equal to fourth place with Bahrain, and behind Australia in second place with the same number of points, after all teams have played four matches .
Saudi Arabia managed to achieve only one victory, which was at the expense of China outside its stadium, while it tied at home with Bahrain and Indonesia, and lost with Japan. The Saudi national team was also eliminated from the round of 16 in the last Asian Cup of Nations, which was held in Qatar.
The champion and runners-up of the three groups qualify for the World Cup, with two further places available in the fourth round for six third- and fourth-placed teams, with the latter able to reach nine through global play.
2024-10-24 22:17:00
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