Mondher Kebaier has lost his job as the head coach of Tunisia after his side’s Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final exit to Burkina Faso.
Kebaier, 51, who had been in charge since August 2019, will be replaced by his 50-year-old deputy coach Jalel Kadri, the Tunisia Football Federation confirmed.
“It was decided to end the contractual relationship with Mondher Kebaier and to appoint Jalal Al-Qadri as his successor,” Tunisia said in a statement on their social media pages.
“We thank Mondher Kebaier for the efforts he made during the period he spent at the helm of the national team, wishing him success in the rest of his coaching career. We also wish Jalal Al-Qadri success in his new duties.”
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Tunisia, the 2004 African Cup of Nations champions, lost 1-0 to 10-man Burkina Faso after Dango Ouattara scored on the stroke of half-time.
The 51-year-old took charge of the Eagles of Carthage in August 2019, when he signed a three-year contract.
The former Esperance youth coach came in to replace Frenchman Alain Giresse, who had left the African nation by mutual consent despite guiding the team to a fourth-place finish at the Africa Cup of Nations.