Nice, France (AP) – Nice Coach Frank Heise has signed a new two-year deal League 1 Despite the bad start of the season, he was still on the club until Friday.
Nice was knocked out of the Champions League after losing to Benfica in the third qualifying round, winning just one of his first three games in the French league.
The 54-year-old Heys took over Nice in the summer of 2024, leading the Riviera team to fourth place last season.
“We are delighted with this extension and the timing,” President Fabrice Boket said. “There are some major challenges ahead of us in League One and the Europa League.”
Heise’s assistant coaches Lillian Naris and Johann Ramale also extended their contracts to 2029.
Bockett was appointed in July After Jean Pierre River resigned As Nice’s president 14 years later at the helm of the club purchased by Ineos in 2019.
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