Five-time African champions TP Mazembe have parted company with boss Franck Dumas and his entire coaching staff after being knocked out of this season’s Champions League before the group stage.
The DR Congo club suffered the shock of the second preliminary round after being beaten on penalties by Uganda’s Vipers SC.
The visitors won the shoot-out 4-2 in Lubumbashi on Saturday after both legs of the tie ended goalless.
Continental champions as recently as 2015, TP Mazembe have failed to reach the group stage for the second successive campaign.
The embarrassing exit has led to the departure of Dumas, with the Frenchman’s predecessor Pamphile Mihayo swiftly installed for a third stint as coach.
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Mihayo, who captained TP Mazembe as they reached the final of the 2010 Club World Cup, is set to take charge until the end of the season.
Meanwhile, holders Wydad Casablanca beat Nigeria’s Rivers United 6-0 on Sunday for a 7-2 aggregate victory, after losing narrowly in Port Harcourt a week ago.
Captain Yahya Jabrane and Senegalese Bouly Sambou both scored twice, with Ayoub el Amloud and Hamid Ahadad also on target for Wydad in a dominant display.
The thumping win over Rivers will come as a huge relief for Wydad coach Houcine Ammouta, who had come under pressure after losing the Caf Super Cup to rivals RS Berkane and then failing in the first leg in Nigeria.
