Morocco head coach Herve Renard has opened up about Claude Le Roy's impact in his coaching career.
Legendary French coach Le Roy, 71, was in the stands as the Atlas Lions secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Ivory Coast in their second 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group D match in Egypt on Friday.
Renard, who has been tasked with delivering Morocco's first Afcon title since 1976, worked as Le Roy's assistant during the latter's reign as Ghana head coach.
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"I was happy when I learned Claude [Le Roy] was in the stadium, normally when he is here I’m lucky and since 2008, the time I arrived in Africa when he called me to be assistant to the Black Stars in Ghana," Renard told the media.