Bubista has resigned from his post as Cape Verde head coach to join Moroccan club RS Berkane while Ivory Coast have hired Herve Renard for a second spell in charge.
Bubista guided the island nation to the last 32 of the World Cup last month, where the Blue Sharks were beaten 3-2 by eventual runners-up Argentina after extra time.
The 56-year-old also reached the quarter-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with Cape Verde, having taken charge in January 2020.
He has signed a two-year deal with RS Berkane, who finished second in the Moroccan top flight last season, and replaces Moin Chaabani, who has been appointed as Tunisia’s new head coach.
Renard has won the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) twice as a coach including with Ivory Coast in 2015. He previously led Zambia to a fairy tale title in 2012.
The Ivorians lost 2-1 to Norway in the last 32 at the World Cup and decided not to renew Emerse Fae’s deal when it expired at the end of last month.
The former Nantes and Reading midfielder took over the reins midway through the 2023 Afcon – after the Elephants had failed in a bid to reappoint Renard – and the tournament hosts were crowned champions following a remarkable run through the knockout stage.
The 57-year-old has had stints with Morocco, Saudi Arabia (twice) and France’s women since leaving Ivory Coast in May 2015, and was in the dugout for Tunisia for two games at this year’s World Cup.
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