Former Liverpool and West Ham defender Rigobert Music has been appointed because the untouched head lecturer of Central African Republic (CAR).

The 48-year-old replaces Swiss lecturer Raoul Savoy, who was once fired in October against the top of CAR’s unsuccessful 2025 Africa Cup of International locations (Afcon) qualifying marketing campaign.

Music, who performed a file 137 video games for Cameroon right through a 17-year global profession, up to now spent two years answerable for his fatherland.

He led the Indomitable Lions on the 2022 Global Cup in Qatar and at extreme 12 months’s Africa Cup of International locations, the place the aspect was once knocked out within the extreme 16.

Music has been with out a managerial position since February 2024, when his oath was once now not renewed via Cameroon, and takes over some of the few excess African international locations which hasn’t ever certified for the Afcon finals.

The Wild Beasts got here related to attaining the 2023 match however misplaced their ultimate two qualifiers to shed out of competition.

Music’s first activity, alternatively, would be the 2026 Global Cup qualification marketing campaign which resumes in March with house video games towards Madagascar and Mali.

CAR these days take a seat in 5th park in Staff I with 4 issues from 4 fits, 5 at the back of each leaders Comoros and second-placed Ghana.