Senegal coach Henri
Kasperczak has resigned with immediate effect following his team's
poor showing at the Africa Cup of Nations in
Ghana.
The Teranga Lions lost 3-1 to
Angola on Sunday and now have only a slim chance of qualifying for
the last eight.
Senegal assistant coach Lamine
Ndiaye will take charge of their final game, against South Africa
on Thursday.
Kasperczak, in charge since
May 2006, said: "I assume all responsibility for the poor
showing."
Speaking on Monday, Kasperczak
added: "I tendered my resignation immediately after the match
against Angola to the president of the Senegalese federation and it
has been accepted. I have informed the players.
"I'm not looking to blame
anyone or look for an excuse, but maybe with me out of sight things
might turn out well because we still have a chance."
Senegal have one point from
their two matches and must defeat South Africa and rely on Tunisia
defeating Angola to have any chance of progressing.
Technical director of the
Senegalese football association told BBC Sport he did not expect
Kasperczak to resign.
"We are surprised he has taken
this decision because there was a good bond between him and the
players," said Fall.
Kasperczak, who played for
Poland at the World Cup in 1974, has previously been in charge of
Ivory Coast, Tunisia and Mali.
Senegal reached the
semi-finals in 2006, the last eight in 2004 and were finalists in
2002.