Rabat – Wydad Athletic Club parted ways with its former coach Patrice Carteron, after yesterday’s loss against US Yacoub El Mansour with 2-1.
The clash was held at Mohammed V stadium in Casablanca Morocco for the 17th round of the national championship of Botola Pro first division.
According to SNRTnews, the club has officially dismissed the French manager by mutual consent this morning, and he will be replaced by Mohammed Bencherifa, the one who is currently gathering the technical staff that will accompany him in his tasks.
The mutual agreement of dismissing Carteron came after the null results that accompanied him during his coaching period in Wydad AC. The defeat against Fath Union Sport (FUS), Maghreb fez (MAS), US Yacoub El Mansour (USYM), as well as the draw against Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi (DHJ), and KAC Marrakech (KACM) all marked his era as a head coach.
Patrice Carteron has yet to taste victory since being appointed Wydad head coach in five games.
⚖️ 2 draws
❌ 3 defeatsThe latest, a 2-1 loss to Yacoub El-Mansour led by 28yo coach Mehdi El Jabri (led them to back-to-back promotions to the top-flght).#BotolaPro pic.twitter.com/1Y5rXvr4pe
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The new coach, Benchrifa, is a former defender of the Red Castle between 1997 and 2006. He also played for several international clubs such as Al Wahda FC, and Al-Wakrah SC, in addition to domestic teams like Maghreb Tetouan and Fath Union Sport.
Benchrifa is a familiar face in Wydad Athletic Club not only for being a former player, but also thanks to his previous job as an assistant to the Tunisian coach Faouzi Benzarti, and he had other coaching experience with Maghreb Tetouan and other domestic clubs.
It is noted that Wydad AC will be hosted by RCA Zemamra, Sunday, May, 3rd in the round 18 of the championship competition as well as the Derby match against Raja CA, Saturday, May, 9th. The games that will be a Real test for the new coach and his team.
