Algeria tap Domenech as new coach

Raymond Domenech has been approached by the Algerian football federation with an eye on the ex-France coach taking over the "Desert Foxes". "Domenech has indeed been approached over the possibility of his been taken on by the Algerian federation," the Frenchman's advisors, the Laminak.Conseil agency, said in a statement.
"He has not bid for the job. However, Raymond Domenech confirms his affection for Algeria."Algerian sports daily Le Buteur reported on Sunday that Domenech was a candidate for the national coach's job, empty after Abdelhak Benchikha stood down following the team's crushing 4-0 defeat at the hands of arch-rivals Morocco in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier earlier this month.
The defeat leaves Algeria bottom of Group D with Morocco leading the Central African Republic and Tanzania.