Football: Poland boss Czesław Michniewicz loses job

Czesław Michniewicz has lost his job as the manager of the Polish football team, the national governing body for the sport announced on Thursday.

Czesław Michniewicz

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"As of December 31, 2022, Czesław Michniewicz will no longer be the head coach of the Polish national team," the Polish Football Association (PZPN) said in a statement.

Its head Cezary Kulesza thanked Michniewicz for his work with the national team, according to the statement.

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Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej informuje, że z dniem 31 grudnia 2022 roku Czesław Michniewicz przestanie pełnić funkcję selekcjonera reprezentacji Polski.
Więcej. ⤵️

— PZPN (@pzpn_pl) December 22, 2022

Michniewicz became Poland boss in January to replace Portugal's Paulo Sousa.

Poland reached the last 16 of this year's World Cup in Qatar, where they were eliminated by eventual runners-up France.

Decyzją PZPN Czesław Michniewicz nie będzie już selekcjonerem reprezentacji Polski

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— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) December 22, 2022

The Polish team has been drawn to play the Czech Republic, Albania, the Faroe Islands and Moldova in qualifiers for the Euro 2024 championships in Germany.

The Poles are due to start their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with an away game against the Czech Republic on March 24.

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Source: PAP, pzpn.pl