Marumo Gallants have announced the appointment of 28-year-old French coach Alexandre Lafitte.
Lafitte replaces Abdeslam Ouaddou, who left the Bloemfontein club to join Orlando Pirates this week after steering relegation-battling Gallants to a 10th place finish last season.
“The 28-year-old French coach brings a strong track record in leading teams in both France and Ivory Coast,” Gallants said on Thursday. “Alexandre most recently managed Stade d’Abidjan, where he guided the team to the Ivorian league title and qualification for the Caf Champions League group stages in the 2023-24 season.”
Stade d'Abidjan, where he was appointed in January 2023, was Lafitte's first head coaching job.
Before that he spent five months as an assistant coach at FC Gueugnon in France's Championnat National 3 (fourth tier).
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