Antoine Kombouaré's situation had become untenable. On Saturday, before the start of the last game of the season, against Montpellier, the name of coach Kanak had been greeted by a whistle on the part of the Nantes supporters.
Victory in the Coupe de France in 2022 and successful rescue operations by the former defender during these two passages on the Canaries bench, from February 2021 to May 2023 and then since March 2024 were no longer enough in the eyes of the Canaries supporters. Nor to those of the Kita clan …
According to the team, the director general Franck Kita has indeed announced to Antoine Kombouaré the end of his mission at the head of FC Nantes. Consequence of a slow season, concluded at the 13e Place, the Nantes people only saving their place in Ligue 1 during the 34th and last day.
Antoine Kombouaré's deputy ready to take over
Nantes leaders now want to breathe new life out and many tracks should be studied in the coming weeks, the Kita counting well before appointing the new FC Nantes coach.
Several names have nevertheless been cited, including that of Ahmed Kantari, Antoine Kombouaré's assistant. Landed at FC Nantes last January after his dismissal by Valenciennes, the former central defender would be willing to take over, but only if the divorce between the Canaries and Antoine Kombouré is going well.
