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Former Spain manager Jorge Vilda has been appointed head coach of the Morocco women\u2019s team.<\/p>\n
Vilda led Spain to the Women\u2019s World Cup title in the summer when they\u00a0defeated England 1-0\u00a0in the final.<\/p>\n
However, the 42-year-old was\u00a0sacked\u00a0within a month amid the fallout from the Luis Rubiales scandal.<\/p>\n
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He replaces Reynald Pedros, who helped Morocco qualify for their first Women\u2019s World Cup in 2023 and guided them to the last 16, where they lost to France.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Royal Moroccan Football Federation contracted the Spanish coach Mr Vilda to coach the women\u2019s national football team in the next stage,\u201d the Moroccan football federation said in a statement.<\/p>\n
It thanked Pedros for \u201cthe work he accomplished, especially the qualification to the second round of the World Cup\u201d.<\/p>\n
Spain beat England in the World Cup final on 20 August but the win was overshadowed by Rubiales kissing forward Jenni Hermoso, which she has said was not consensual.<\/p>\n
Vilda \u2013 considered a close ally of Rubiales \u2013 is being\u00a0investigated\u00a0as part of the criminal case against the former Spanish football federation (RFEF) president, who denies charges of sexual assault and coercion.<\/p>\n
Spanish media have reported Vilda is being investigated for his part in the alleged coercion of Hermoso, who said pressure was put on her, her family and her friends to defend Rubiales\u2019 actions. Vilda has denied this.<\/p>\n
Vilda, who was in charge of the Spanish national team from 2015, survived a player \u2018revolt\u2019 in September 2022, when the RFEF released a statement revealing 15 players had submitted identical emails saying they would not play for Vilda unless \u201csignificant\u201d concerns over their \u201cemotional state\u201d and \u201chealth\u201d were addressed.<\/p>\n
\u2018Las 15\u2019 \u2013 as the players became known \u2013 denied claims they had asked for Vilda to be sacked, but tension followed amid reports of concerns over training methods and inadequate game preparation.<\/p>\n
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