Sagnol sacked by Georgia after shock home loss in Nations League opener

[p]The move comes after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/georgia-YVovjspA/northern-ireland-lQADNSWu/?mid=jclv1hV8"]Friday's 1-0 defeat at home to Northern Ireland[/a] in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/georgia/YVovjspA/"]Georgia[/a]'s opening match in the Nations League.[/p][p][b]"The Georgian national football team will be coached by Georgian specialist Ramaz Svanadze until the end of 2028,"[/b] the country's federation said.[/p][p][b]"Svanadze will replace Frenchman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sagnol-willy/YkESfxp3/"]Willy Sagnol[/a] as head coach."[/b][/p][image alt="Georgia's next matches" id="7d1f2ea9-65f2-4e97-a52f-5c147f3316b7" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="75b59038-28d1-4fc7-9fe1-68fc14576847" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Former Bayern Munich right-back and France international Sagnol took over Georgia in February 2021 and guided them to a first European Championship appearance three years later.[/p][p][b]"Thank you, Willy Sagnol, for every minute spent with the Georgian national team and for the emotions we shared together along this historic path,"[/b] the federation added.[/p][p]Svanadze, 45, was previously in charge of the Georgian under-21 side, with whom he reached the European Championship finals on two occasions.[/p][infobox id="5a8fbd57-e97c-4bdc-9f6b-fb0fb254e893" /]