FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2024 Qualifier - Group E - Czech Republic v Faroe Islands - Doosan Arena, Plzen, Czech Republic - October 15, 2023 Czech Republic's coach Jaroslav Silhavy before the match REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo
(Reuters) - Oman have parted ways with Czech coach Jaroslav Silhavy by mutual consent, less than eight months after his appointment, the football association said on Thursday.
"Oman Football Association has agreed with the Czech coach Jaroslav Silhavy and his assistant technical staff to terminate the contract by mutual consent between the two parties,” the association said in a statement on X.
"The Board of Directors of the Association extends its thanks to the coach for the period he spent as coach of our national team, wishing him success in his upcoming journey."
Oman has yet to gain any points in Group B in the third round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. They lost their first two matches in the group, 1-0 against Iraq and 3-1 at home against South Korea.
Oman had announced the appointment of Silhavy on February 1, 2024 with a contract until 2026.
Silhavy had previously coached a number of clubs in the Czech Republic and had coached his country's national team in 2018, leading them to the quarter-finals in Euro 2020 before stepping down after guiding the team to the Euro 2024 finals.
(Reporting by Basem Zahran; editing by Miral Fahmy)
