Morocco head coach, Herve Renard has revealed that he is to blame for his team’s surprising Afcon exit.
Morocco lost to Benin Republic on penalties even after playing against ten men for several minutes.
Renard feels no member of the team can be free of any blame.
His words, “I will like to congratulate Benin for their win. They played according to a specific strategy and it worked,”
“We did not find any solutions. We could have won but we failed.
“We had high expectations but still had difficulties against those who adopted a defensive style.
“I am responsible for this defeat. I will like to protect my players and I won’t say anything against them even though they did not perform well. I think all the players did their best and I cannot blame them.
“I will like to thank all the fans who came to Egypt to support their team and I feel embarrassed for them.”
“I have been in Morocco for three and a half years, but now we have to go home and think about the future,” Renard, who won Afcon with Zambia and Cameroon in 2012 and 2015 respectively, added.
“I thank the fans for their support since the first day.”
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