Gourcuff was last coach of Lorient, leaving the job in May at the end of the Ligue 1 season. He has also coached at Le Mans and Stade Rennes and had a one-year spell in Saudi Arabia.
2nd round - fixtures & results
SATURDAY (19th July 2014)
• Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau 2:0
• Uganda vs Mauritania 2:0
• Sierra Leone vs Seychelles 2:0
The Super Eagles climbed three places in the Confederation of African Football region and 10 spots on the global list - up to 34th in the world.
The 27-year-old centre-back was part of the Desert Foxes squad that reached the last 16 of the World Cup in Brazil - their best performance at a finals.
The Baggies announced the arrival of the 25-year-old Dynamo Kiev player on Friday, saying they had broken the club's record.
SATURDAY
• Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau
• Uganda vs Mauritania
• Sierra Leone vs Seychelles
SUNDAY
• Lesotho vs Kenya
• Tanzania vs Mozambique
• Congo Brazzaville vs Rwanda
• Benin vs Malawi
Ba joined the Blues from Premier League rivals Newcastle in January 2013 on a three-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee.
The Senegalese international defender has signed an extension which will tie him to the club until 2016.
Halilhodzic, who was born in what is now Bosnia-Hercegovina, has also coached club sides in Croatia, France, Ivory Coast, Morocco and Saudi Arabia.
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AFRICA CUP 2019
last sixteen
Day 16
43th match
Mali vs Ivory Coast 0:1
Goal Ivory Coast:
Wilfried Zaha 76'
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