Casablanca Raja Club hires French coach Alain Fiard

French Alain Fiard will take over starting this July 20 as coach of the Casablanca "Raja" club in replacement of Portuguese Acacia Casimiro.

Fiard, assistant coach at the French premier league Aj Auxerre succeeds to Alfredo who was hired in mid-season after another French coach, Henri Michel, left for Cote d'Ivoire.

"Fiard was hired for three months " says the club chairman who did not reveal the contract amount.

Casimiro, under fire since Raja was eliminated at the quarter finals of the African league of champions, was not maintained in his position despite the club's winning the national championship.