Djamel Belmadi ( ar, جمال بلماضي; born 25 March 1976) is a professional
football
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coach and former player who manages the
Algeria national team.
As a player he was
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
who had spells in
Ligue 1
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with
Paris Saint-Germain
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,
Marseille
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,
Cannes
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and
Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
. He also briefly played in
La Liga
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for
Celta Vigo
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and in the
Premier League
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for
Manchester City
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. Later on in his career he returned to
England
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and played several seasons at
Southampton
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whilst the club were in the
Football League
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. He also played for
Martigues
Martigues ( in classical norm, ''Lou Martegue'' in Mistralian norm) is a commune northwest of Marseille. It is part of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte.
A di ...
,
Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad (Arabic: الاتحاد "The Union"), sometimes transliterated as Al-Etihad or Al-Ettihad may refer to:
Sports Football Libya
*Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli), a football club based in Bab Ben Gashier
* Al Ittihad Gheryan, a football club bas ...
and
Al-Kharitiyath. Born in
France
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, he played internationally for
Algeria
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and was capped 20 times.
As a coach he has managed
Lekhwiya
Al-Duhail Sports Club ( ar, نادي الدحيل الرياضي), formerly Lekhwiya SC, is a Qatari sports club, best known for its football team, which plays in the Qatar Stars League. The club is based in the Duhail district in the city ...
,
Qatar B,
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...
,
Al-Duhail and currently Algeria.
Club career
France and Spain
Born in
Champigny-sur-Marne
Champigny-sur-Marne (, literally ''Champigny on Marne'') is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.
Name
Champigny-sur-Marne was originally called simply Champigny. The name Champigny ul ...
, France, Belmadi started his career at
Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...
, making his debut in January 1996 against
Gueugnon
Gueugnon () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Population
Economy
The primary industry in the town is a stainless-steel factory run by Aperam. A huge part of Gueugnon ...
before spending a season at
Martigues
Martigues ( in classical norm, ''Lou Martegue'' in Mistralian norm) is a commune northwest of Marseille. It is part of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte.
A di ...
. He spent the 1997–98 season at
Marseille
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...
, and then moved to
Cannes
Cannes ( , , ; oc, Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a communes of France, commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions I ...
for the 1998–99 season. In August 1999, he was signed again by Marseille, but immediately went on loan to Spanish club
Celta Vigo
Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues) ...
.
In January 2000, Belmadi returned to Marseille, eventually securing a regular place in the first team's midfield in 2000–01. In January 2001, he made good use of a rare opportunity presented him to play in Marseille's attack, when Liberian maestro
George Weah
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—who had been the main attacker—was away on international duty with the Lone Stars of
Liberia
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. Belmadi seized the opportunity to score a vital goal for Marseille against fellow strugglers
Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...
to keep Marseille just outside the relegation zone.
On 14 April 2001, he scored the winning goal in Marseille's 2–1 victory over
Sedan, before a near–60,000 crowd, giving
Bernard Tapie
Bernard Roger Tapie (; 26 January 1943 – 3 October 2021) was a French businessman, politician and occasional actor, singer, and TV host. He was Minister of City Affairs in the government of Pierre Bérégovoy.
Life and career
Tapie was bor ...
's team a much needed lifeline out of relegation.
Manchester City
In January 2003, Belmadi had fallen out of favour at Marseille, now managed by
Alain Perrin
Alain André Christian Perrin (born 7 October 1956) is a French professional football manager and former player.
Perrin made his managerial breakthrough at Troyes, whom he took from the fourth tier to Ligue 1 and UEFA Cup qualification by winni ...
, who agreed to loan him to
Kevin Keegan’s
Manchester City
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after a successful trial. He joined ranks with fellow Algerian,
Ali Benarbia
Ali Benarbia ( ar, علي بن عربية; born 8 October 1968) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, he is a TV presenter for Al Jazeera Sports in Doha.
As a player he was a midfielder who notably spent time ...
.
He made his full debut for Manchester City on 29 January 2003 at
Maine Road
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in a 4–1 victory against
Fulham
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(alongside another recruit from the French league –
David Sommeil
David Sommeil (born 10 August 1974) is a Guadeloupean former professional footballer who played as a defender.
He played his entire career in France and England, beginning with Caen and later Rennes and Bordeaux. He then played in the Premier L ...
).
In Belmadi's brief time at Manchester City, he only made 2 starts and 6 substitute appearances, the last of which was in a 1–0 defeat against
Southampton
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on 11 May 2003 in the final league game at Maine Road. The only goal was scored by
Michael Svensson
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.
Although Kevin Keegan liked Belmadi's style of play, he conceded that he could not afford another free spirit in a side already containing
Eyal Berkovic
Eyal Berkovic (or Berkovich, he, אייל ברקוביץ'; born 2 April 1972) is an Israeli former professional association footballer, football coach, team owner and television talk show presenter.
As a player he was an attacking midfielde ...
and Ali Bernabia, so Belmadi returned to Marseille.
In August 2003, he was released by Marseille and played the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons in
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...
with
Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad (Arabic: الاتحاد "The Union"), sometimes transliterated as Al-Etihad or Al-Ettihad may refer to:
Sports Football Libya
*Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli), a football club based in Bab Ben Gashier
* Al Ittihad Gheryan, a football club bas ...
and
Al-Kharitiyath.
Southampton
In July 2005, after trials at
Celtic
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Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
* Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Fo ...
,
Wigan Athletic
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Founded in 1932, ...
and
Sunderland
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, Belmadi joined
Southampton
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(then playing in the Football League Championship) for their pre-season tour of Scotland.
Harry Redknapp
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initially gave Belmadi a one-month contract, and he made his debut on 6 August 2005 in a 0–0 draw against
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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. His contract was extended until the end of the 2005–06 season after impressive performances in his early games, including a goal against
Crewe Alexandra
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on 27 August 2005. In January 2006, he picked up a thigh injury, which put him out of the team until April.
Belmadi had, however, done enough to persuade Southampton, now managed by
George Burley
George Elder Burley (born 3 June 1956) is a Scottish former football player and manager. He had a professional career spanning 21 years as a player, making 628 league appearances and earning 11 Scotland caps. His most successful spell came whi ...
, to re-sign him for the 2006–07 season. This was again blighted by injury problems, including a knee injury picked up in September, which put him out until February. He picked up several other niggling injuries putting him out for long periods. When fit, there was no doubting Belmadi's ability and quality on the ball whether playing on the left or right of midfield. At his best, he could unpick defenses with his passing and kept the ball well. Unfortunately, his injuries restricted him to 40 appearances in his two years at
St Mary's. His contract with the Saints expired on 30 June 2007 and was not renewed as Southampton faced up to the financial realities of a third season in
the Championship
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.
Valenciennes
After being released by Southampton, Belmadi returned to France and joined
Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
. He retired from football in 2009.
International career
Belmadi made his debut for
Algeria
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on 9 July 2000 against
Morocco
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. He was part of the Algerian
2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition before being defeated by Morocco in the quarter-finals. Belmadi last played for Algeria in a World Cup qualifier against
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...
on 20 June 2004, having made 20 appearances and scoring 5 goals.
Managerial career
Lekhwiya
![Djamel Belmadi 2011](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Djamel_Belmadi_2011.jpg)
In the summer of 2010, Belmadi was appointed as the head coach of newly promoted
Qatar Stars League
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club
Lekhwiya
Al-Duhail Sports Club ( ar, نادي الدحيل الرياضي), formerly Lekhwiya SC, is a Qatari sports club, best known for its football team, which plays in the Qatar Stars League. The club is based in the Duhail district in the city ...
. In his first season with the club, he led them to the
2010–11 Qatar Stars League title for the first time in the club's history. He also led them to the final of the
2010 Sheikh Jassem Cup, where they lost to
Al Arabi.
For the second time,
Lekhwiya
Al-Duhail Sports Club ( ar, نادي الدحيل الرياضي), formerly Lekhwiya SC, is a Qatari sports club, best known for its football team, which plays in the Qatar Stars League. The club is based in the Duhail district in the city ...
won the
2011–12 Qatar Stars League title, under the management of Belmadi. He resigned on 8 October 2012 after a bad start of the 2012–13 season.
Qatar B
In December 2013, Belmadi was appointed as head coach of the
Qatar B team, which was set to participate in the
2014 WAFF Championship
The 2013 West Asian Football Federation Championship (marketed as Qatar 2013) was the 8th WAFF Championship, an international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation. The tournament was hosted by Qatar from 25 December ...
on home soil. He called up a number of foreigners to the national team, including compatriots
Boualem Khoukhi and
Karim Boudiaf
Karim Boudiaf ( ar, كريم بوضياف; born 16 September 1990) is a professional footballer who plays for Al-Duhail in the Qatar Stars League. He can play as a central defender and as a defensive midfielder. Born in France, he represents t ...
after being informed by the
QFA that they were eligible to compete for Qatar. Qatar were crowned champions of the 2014 WAFF Championship after defeating
Jordan
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on 7 January. They finished the tournament undefeated, with 10 goals scored and a single goal conceded.
Qatar senior team
On 15 March 2014, Belmadi was unveiled as the new head coach of the
Qatar senior football team, replacing
Fahad Thani. His first match as Qatar coach was a 0–0 draw with
Macedonia. He led his team to a notable 1–0 first-ever victory over
Australia
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in a friendly match on 14 October 2014, after having posted a 5–0 win over
Lebanon
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and a 3–0 victory over
Uzbekistan
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in their two previous matches. In correspondence to Qatar's performance in the aforementioned friendly matches, sports channel
Al Kass stated that Qatar is "showing signs of evolution with Belmadi" and that the team was "undergoing a renewal." He led Qatar to win the
2014 Gulf Cup of Nations by beating host
Saudi Arabia
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in the final. However, Qatar showed a poor form in the
2015 AFC Asian Cup and was eliminated in the group stages after three consecutive defeats by
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
,
Iran
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and
Bahrain
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. He was dismissed from his post on 30 April 2015.
Al-Duhail
On 19 June 2015, Belmadi was appointed for the second time in his career to coach
Lekhwiya
Al-Duhail Sports Club ( ar, نادي الدحيل الرياضي), formerly Lekhwiya SC, is a Qatari sports club, best known for its football team, which plays in the Qatar Stars League. The club is based in the Duhail district in the city ...
; he was a replacement for
Michael Laudrup
Michael Laudrup (, born 15 June 1964) is a Danish professional football coach and former player. He is considered to be one of the greatest players of all time. He is the older brother of fellow retired footballer Brian Laudrup.
During his p ...
.
Algeria
On 2 August 2018, Belmadi became the manager of the
Algeria national team. At his second international football championship (having coached Qatar in the
2015 AFC Asian Cup), Belmadi's Algerian team was not considered a serious contender for the trophy because Algeria's performance in the
2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification was not promising, despite topping the group with two draws to
Gambia
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and an away-loss to
Benin
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. The unimpressive qualification campaign increased the pressure on Belmadi.
Despite heavy criticism, Belmadi led Algeria to success and earned his first international trophy. Algeria defeated every opponent on its road to the final of the
2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) held in Egypt, including two victories over
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
in the group stage and the
final
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*Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event
** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...
. Algeria won its second continental title and became the North African second team, after
Egypt
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, to win more than one AFCON trophy.
Bank theft incident
While Belmadi was with Manchester City, he, along with players
Daniel Van Buyten
Daniel Van Buyten (; born 7 February 1978) is a Belgian former footballer who played as a centre back. Nicknamed "Big Dan", Van Buyten was known for his uncompromising style of play, exploiting both his physical strength and aerial ability.
Begi ...
and
Vicente Vuoso, were the victims of a theft by two bank workers. At the time that Belmadi left Manchester City, he left £230,000 in an account with the
Co-operative Bank
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Cooperative banking, as discussed here, includes retail banking carr ...
. In total, the bank workers stole more than £350,000 from the accounts of the three players.
In January 2006, the bank workers, Paul Sherwood, a cashier, and Paul Hanley, his supervisor, were jailed for 32 months and 12 months respectively.
Career statistics
:''Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Belmadi goal.''
Managerial statistics
Honours
As a player
Individual
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: 2000, 2001
*
Algerian Ballon d'or: 2001
As a manager
Al-Duhail
*
Qatar Stars League
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:
2010–11,
2011–12,
2016–17,
2017–18
*
Emir of Qatar Cup
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:
2016
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,
2018
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*
Qatar Cup
The Qatar Cup is a tournament in men's football. It is played by the top 4 teams of the Qatar Stars League after each season. In 2013, the tournament was renamed Qatar Cup.
Previous winners
Top-Performing Clubs
References
External links ...
:
2018
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Qatar B
*
WAFF Championship
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:
2014
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Qatar
*
Gulf Cup of Nations
The Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي, ''Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi''), often referred to simply as the Gulf Cup, is a biennial football competition governed by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation for its eight member nat ...
:
2014
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Algeria
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Africa Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...
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2019
File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...
Individual
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Qatar Stars League Manager of the Season :
2017–18
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CAF Coach of the Year: 2019
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IFFHS CAF Best National Coach: 2021
References
External links
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Southampton ProfileSporting Heroes article re Manchester City careerSporting Heroes article re 2004 African Cup of Nations*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Belmadi, Djamel
1976 births
Living people
People from Champigny-sur-Marne
Footballers from Val-de-Marne
Algerian footballers
French footballers
Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
FC Martigues players
AS Cannes players
Olympique de Marseille players
Manchester City F.C. players
Southampton F.C. players
Valenciennes FC players
La Liga players
RC Celta de Vigo players
Al-Gharafa SC players
French sportspeople of Algerian descent
Ligue 1 players
Premier League players
Expatriate footballers in Qatar
Algeria international footballers
Expatriate footballers in England
Expatriate footballers in Spain
French expatriate footballers
French expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Al Kharaitiyat SC players
Algerian expatriate footballers
Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Algerian expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate football managers in Qatar
Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Algerian football managers
Qatar Stars League players
Lekhwiya SC managers
2004 African Cup of Nations players
2015 AFC Asian Cup managers
Qatar national football team managers
Association football midfielders
Algeria national football team managers
2019 Africa Cup of Nations managers