Frenchman Renard named Ivory Coast coach for second spell

Aug 4 : French coach Herve Renard has returned to take over Ivory Coast, who he led to the African title in 2015, the Ivorian federation announced in a statement on Tuesday.Renard, who was an emergency replacement for Tunisia during the World Cup in June, replaces Emerse Fae.Fae's deal was not renewed after the World Cup despite the Ivorians reaching the knockout stages for the first time in four appearances before being eliminated by Norway in the last 32.Renard was parachuted in during the World Cup to take over Tunisia after they lost their opening game 5-1 against Sweden. But he had little success in reviving their fortunes as the Tunisians then lost to Japan and the Netherlands, conceding a further seven goals.They were the only one of the 10 African teams at the World Cup in Canada,