text: SOCCER - NICE SACK COACH EMON . NICE , France 1996-08-29 Struggling French first division side Nice on Thursday announced they were parting with coach Albert Emon after a string of poor results . Club president Andre Bois said a successor would be named on Friday . A former player for Marseille and Monaco , Emon , 43 , has coached Nice since 1992 . The announcement came 24 hours after the team from the French Riviera lost at home to Guingamp 2-1 in a league match . Nice are 18th in the table .