Georgia Football Coach Sacked After Loss to Northern Ireland

Former France player Willy Sagnol has been fired as Georgia's coach. The country's football federation announced this on Saturday.

This decision comes after Georgia lost 1-0 at home to Northern Ireland in their first match of the Nations League on Friday.

The federation stated, “The Georgian national football team will be coached by Georgian specialist Ramaz Svanadze until the end of 2028.”

They also mentioned, “Svanadze will replace Frenchman Willy Sagnol as head coach.”

Sagnol, who played for Bayern Munich and the French national team, became Georgia's coach in February 2021. He helped the team reach their first European Championship in three years.

The federation expressed gratitude by saying, “Thank you, Willy Sagnol, for every minute spent with the Georgian national team and for the emotions we shared together along this historic path.”

Svanadze, 45, was the coach of the Georgian under-21 team before this. He led them to the European Championship finals two times.