French coach Julien Mette is under no illusions about the task ahead of him in charge of Djibouti but is taking inspiration from the recent feats of Madagascar.
When the 37-year-old took over in February he became only the second European coach to lead the East Africans, after a ten-month reign of English-born Michael Gibson in 2016.
Mette arrived with the side ranked 197 in the world on the back of spells with Congolese clubs Tongo and AS Otoho.
He wasted little time in his new environment, coaching Djibouti’s under -17 team, organizing a two-month camp for the senior team and scouting players in the domestic league. Read more