Hosts of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, Equatorial Guinea are set to appoint Esteban Becker to replace Andoni Goikoetxea.
Equatorial Guinea have opted not to renew Coach Goikoetxea’s contract, which expired on December 31.
The country’s football association (FEGUIFUT) claims Goikoetxea breached his contract by not travelling to Portugal with the team on 16 December.
Becker would have just over two weeks with the team before they kick off the Nations Cup against Congo on January 17.
He was previously in charge of Equatorial Guinea’s women’s team, whom he led to the 2012 Nations Cup title.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced in November 2014, that Equatorial Guinea would host the 2015 African Nations Cup.
This was after Morocco was stripped of the event hosting right, having asked for it to be postponed over fears of the spread of the Ebola virus.
The oil-rich Spanish-speaking Equatorial Guinea is one of Africa’s smallest countries with a population of just over 600,000.
It hosted the 2012 finals with neighbours Gabon but will take on the 16-team tournament on its own from January 17 to February 8.
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