Former Spain Women’s head coach Jorge Vilda has been named the new head coach of the Morocco Women’s national team.
He succeeds Reynald Pedros and is expected to be officially unveiled on Sunday.
Vilda has been out of work since he was sacked 16 days after Spain won the World Cup.
His departure followed the fallout after Spanish football association (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales kissed Spain forward Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the medal ceremony at Stadium Australia after Spain’s victory over England. Hermoso says the kiss was not consensual, which Rubiales denies.
Vilda is under investigation in an alleged sexual assault and coercion case against Rubiales following the Hermoso kiss.
Vilda, along with the director of the men’s national team, Albert Luque, and RFEF director of marketing, Ruben Rivera, were previously called as witnesses in the case. But Francisco de Jorge, judge of the National Court, changed their statuses to under investigation in September.
Morocco qualified for the Women’s World Cup for the first time in 2023 and reached the last 16, where they were beaten by France.
They finished as runners up to South Africa at the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations and are hosting the tournament in 2024.
Vilda succeeds Reynald Pedros
Spain won the Women’s World…
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