June 19 (Reuters) - Djamel Belmadi has agreed to take charge of Qarari champions Lekhwiya for a second time following the departure of head coach Michael Laudrup.
Contract negotiations with Laudrup officially ended on Thursday and Lekhwiya moved swiftly to appoint the Algerian, who led them to the Qatar Stars League title in 2011 and 2012.
Lekhwiya media coordinator Saleh Moussa said of Belmadi in a statement on Thursday "... the club management saw he was the best to be with the team (for) the next period".
Belmadi led the Qatar B team to the West Asian Football Federation Championships and then the full men's team to the Gulf Cup of Nations title in 2014 but was dismissed following three losses and a group stage exit at the Asian Cup in January.