French coach Roger Lemerre will take charge of Morocco from 1 July, replacing fellow countryman Henri Michel and ending his six-year stint with Tunisia.

Meanwhile, Bosnia-Herzegovnian specialist Vahid Halilhodzić has been appointed coach of Ivory Coast. "It is a terrific sporting challenge," said the former Stade Rennais FC, LOSC Lille Métropole and Paris Saint-Germain FC trainer.