Stielike resigned his post two weeks before the start of the Africa Cup of Nations to return to his native Germany after his son Michael fell into a coma.

"We regret to announce the death of coach Uli Stielike's son," said Ivory Coast media officer Eric Kakou said on Friday.

In Stielike's absence, Frenchman Gerard Gili was appointed to take charge of the Ivory Coast team in Ghana.

Ivory Coast face Guinea in the quarter-finals on Monday.