Would he be fired from his position or not? After the slap of Côte d’Ivoire in Afcon, many believed that Sabri Lamouchi should be relieved of his duties …

The answer comes down to: the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) maintains confidence in him with the aim to qualify the Elephants for 2014 World Cup.

The President of the Ivorian Football Federation, Sidy Diallo has entrusted: “I would like to say that on the eve of the defeat of the players, coaches and members of the Steering Committee of the FIF have unanimously recognized the hard work done by Coach Sabri Lamouchi. We will continue the adventure with him. Dismiss a coach at each failure is not a wise decision. Our next goal is to qualify for the 2014 World Cup. “