Nasreddine Nabi marked his return to the dugout with Raja Athletic Club as they dropped points for the third game running.
After two consecutive defeats, the Green Eagles could only manage a 1-1 home stalemate against Union Touarga on Sunday.
The visitors had taken a 57th minute lead through Yacine Bammou but Nabi’s side sealed their equalizer in the 83rd minute through Besar Halimi for a share of the spoils.
As a consequence, Raja dropped to fifth place, five points adrift of league leaders AS FAR with six matches left in the Botola Pro.
It was the Tunisian mentor’s first game as coach since parting ways with Kaizer Chiefs earlier last season after he had ended the club’s 10-year trophy drought, guiding them to the 2024/25 Nedbank Cup triumph.
This website first reported that Nabi had been appointed as the official successor of Fadlu Davids after the South African tactician was shown the exit door following a poor run of form.
The Tunisian had been linked with several roles in recent months, including the Tunisia national team setup, but a return to the Botola Pro dugout is now a reality, having worked with ASFAR before his move to South Africa.
The decision to lure Nabi to the club comes in the wake of three defeats in the last four games for Davids, seeing them drop four points behind league leaders RS Berkane.
An agreement for the remainder of the season plus an additional year was agreed. With an option to extend for a further season, based on objectives met and agreed between the two parties.
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