Ligue 1 / Le Havre AC: managing director Yacine Alaoui promoted to president and CEO

Le Havre AC’s (Ligue 1 McDonald's) board of directors has appointed managing director Yacine Sossé Alaoui as president and CEO "with full authority over all club activities, both administrative and sporting," the cub announced on 5 November 2026.

This appointment comes five days after the announcement of the resignation of Jean-Michel Roussier, the club’s president since June 2022, the day after the first team’s defeat to Paris Saint-Germain (1-5, Matchday 9 of Ligue 1) on Friday 30 October, which also led to head coach Didier Digard being suspended as a precautionary measure. Demba Ba, sporting director, also resigned two days later, and his deputy Quentin Rauzier was appointed in his place until the end of the 2026-27 season by US fund Blue Crow Sports Group, the club’s owner, alongside…