FORMER Newcastle cult hero Temur Ketsbaia has been sacked by Cyprus.
The Georgian coach took charge of Cyprus lost his job as manager days after a 4-0 home loss Kosovo in the UEFA Nations League.
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The former Newcastle, Wolverhampton and AEK Athens player was in his third year with the Cyprus team now ranked No. 127 by Fifa, a drop of 20 places while he was in charge.
The Cyprus federation did not announce an interim coach to take over for Nations League games next month hosting Romania and the return game in Kosovo.
Cyprus lost all eight games and finished last in its Euros qualifying group last year.
The group did include eventual title winner Spain, Scotland, Norway and his home country Georgia.
Ketsbaia coached Georgia for five years though 2014, and later worked for AEK and Cypriot clubs APOEL and Anorthosis.
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