Luanda - The head- coach of Petro de Luanda football team, Alexandre Santos, is leaving the club at the end of this season.
ANGOP learnt on Saturday that the club's management would only renew the coach's contract if the team reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, which did not happen.
Petro de Luanda lost 1-2 Saturday in Luanda to CR Congo’s TP Mazembe, in a quarter-final match at the 11 de Novembro stadium, in Luanda, after a 0-0 draw in the first leg.
Petro will now focus on the second round of the first division National Football Championship (Girabola2023-24) and the Angola Cup qualifiers.
Alexandre Santos was hired in 2021, so the coach had renewed his contract in May 2023.
Petro´s Coach Alexandre won two championships, three Angola Cups, one Super Cup and was in three group stages of the Champions League, with one semi-final and two quarter-finals.
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