South Africa coach Gordon Igesund was fired Monday for poor results during his two-year contract, the national football association announced in Johannesburg.

The 57-year-old failed to meet mandates to reach the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals and to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Portuguese Carlos Queiroz and Nigerian Stephen Keshi, who will coach Iran and Nigeria respectively at the World Cup, have been linked with the post.