Scottish defender Canning had been made interim player-coach after Neil exited.
Blackpool interim player-manager Barry Ferguson: "Leicester are a good team but I set out a gameplan that had worked for 60 minutes.
Blackpool interim player-manager Barry Ferguson on his future: "If I get the job, I really don't think I will be playing.
Hamilton, who have set a deadline of Wednesday for applicants to replace Alex Neil as manager, remain fifth with Martin Canning continuing as interim player-coach.
Martin Canning stepped into the role of interim player-coach after Neil left to join Norwich and assistant manager Frank McAvoy will also make the switch to Carrow Road following Saturday's Premiership game against Inverness CT.
The 56-year-old, who had a 16-match spell at Charlton at the end of last season, was appointed as successor to interim player-manager Barry Ferguson, under whom Blackpool narrowly escaped relegation to League One last season.
Riga, 56, who had a 16-match spell at Charlton at the end of last season, was appointed as successor to interim player-manager Barry Ferguson, under whom Blackpool narrowly escaped relegation to League One last season.
Norwich's next game, at Manchester United, came at the end of a week which saw the hosts sack manager David Moyes and appoint Ryan Giggs as interim player-manager.
Ryan Giggs took over as interim player-manager 10 months later on 22 April 2014, when Moyes was sacked after a poor season in which the club failed to defend their Premier League title and failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1995 96.
Blackpool interim-player manager Barry Ferguson said: "I sat down in the dressing room and I said to the players, 'if you look through our squad and you add Ricardo Fuller and Jack Robinson to that, I'd take that squad over anybody's's
Could Fifa at least agree, while the goalline technology debate rumbles on, that as an interim measure players should be allowed to call the referee's assistant whatever they like without fear of dismissal?
