Frenchman Casoni Named As Armenia's New Coach

MARSEILLE, France, Aug 1 (AFP) - Former French international defender Bernard Casoni has been named as coach of Armenia.
Casoni, 43, said he had signed a one-year contract with the Armenian football federation with the "aim of helping to structure Armenian football, currently on the rise."
Casoni, who has previously coached Marseille from 1999-2000, Tunisia's Etoile du Sahel and Cannes, will be assisted by fellow former international and close friend Bernard Pardo.
Casoni heads to Armenia on Thursday for preparations for the national team's first qualifying match for the 2006 World Cup, a game against Macedonia on August 18. Armenia is currently ranked 118th in FIFA's world rankings.