Algeria sacked national team coach Djamel Belmadi on Wednesday after the two-time winners failed to advance at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Belmadi’s tenure ended  after Tuesday’s shock loss to Mauritania in their final group game in the Ivory Coast.

“I met national coach Djamel Belmadi to discuss the implications of this bitter elimination, and we came to an amicable agreement to end our relationship and to terminate his contract,” Algerian football federation president Walid Sadi posted on X.

Belmadi’s dismissal came on a day when multiple coaches were sacked.  Hosts Ivory Coast got rid of their coach Jean-Louis Gasset midway through the competition and Ghana fired Chris Hughton after their exit.

Algeria won their second AFCON title in Egypt in 2019 but were then sent packing in the group stage at the last edition in Cameroon two years ago with just one point and one goal scored.

The current AFCON ended up being just as poor for Belmadi’s team, who drew their first two matches in Group D against Angola and Burkina Faso but would have qualified for the knockout phase with a point against Mauritania in Bouake.