CASABLANCA, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Eric Gerets was fired by Morocco on Saturday, much less than a week following a 2-0 defeat in Mozambique left their hopes of African Nations Cup qualification in the balance.
His contract was terminated after a meeting in the Morocco Football Federation, committee member Karim Alem told the official MAP news agency.
Former Belgian international Gerets could be the second coach in three days to shed a high-profile African job following Cameroon's selection to suspend Denis Lavagne until the finish of his contract subsequent month.
Gerets was in charge of Morocco for almost two years. He started effectively but has come beneath growing pressure recently right after a series of poor final results.
The team suffered a surprise away defeat within the 1st leg of their final round qualifier in Maputo on Sunday that left them precariously placed with all the return match to come next month.
Gerets's job was the subject of intense media speculation in current days but discontent had been bubbling for much longer, specially immediately after his highly-fancied side disappointed in the Nations Cup finals in Gabon in January.
Morocco were amongst the pre-tournament favourites but were eliminated after losing their initial two matches.
Gerets, who played in three Planet Cups, took over in November 2010.
He was hired as a charismatic presence in Morocco's bid to establish a brand new group in the wake of their failure to qualify for the 2010 World Cup and the Nations Cup within the very same year.
Gerets, 58, finished using a record of seven wins, six draws and seven defeats.
He lifted the European Cup as a player with PSV Eindhoven prior to winning the leagues in Belgium and Netherlands as a coach.
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