Raja Casablanca fires Paco Jémez after two months in office

He Raja of Casablanca announced this Monday the dismissal of the Spanish coach Paco Jemezjust two months after his appointment and after the six-day dispute of the Moroccan championship Botola Pro.

In a statement, the Moroccan club explained that this decision was made “after an exhaustive evaluation” of the team’s sporting situation and that the results obtained and the quality of the game “were not up to expectations.”

“After studying and evaluating the previous stage, the sports commission (…) considered that introducing a change at the head of the coaching staff had become a necessity to give new impetus to the team,” the note reads.

During his short period as coach, Jémez achieved one victory in five games and accumulated four consecutive games without winning before his dismissal.