BY EMMANUEL AKPAN
Coach Zachary Baraje has been relieved of his duty as the Technical Adviser of Akwa United football club following the expiration of his one year contract. The 2015 Federation Cup Champions, Akwa United football club has signed a new Technical Adviser to take charge of the team for the 2015/2016 football season.
Coach Zachary Baraje has been relieved of his duty as the Technical Adviser of Akwa United football club following the expiration of his one year contract. The 2015 Federation Cup Champions, Akwa United football club has signed a new Technical Adviser to take charge of the team for the 2015/2016 football season.
The new Technical Adviser of the team is Coach Maurice Cooreman and has signed a two years contract with the club.
Unveiling Coach Maurice Coreman before the press on Monday at the conference room of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr. Monday Uko said it is the determination of the State Government to strengthen and put up things in place in the team ahead of the Confederation Cup competition.
Uko maintained that the governor through the Ministry of Youth and Sports in conjunction with the management of Akwa United has directed that the team scout for players where ever they may be and bring them to the club as well as make sure that the team will stand greater ahead of the challenges in the continental competition.
“We have also decided that the technical crew be looked into and there is nothing like witch-hunting. The reason is that we need results. We are not saying that the past technical crew did not have the capability of giving us results. Everything has tenure and time, and until you allow another person to perform a certain function, you never can improve on what you were doing. I want to appeal to all the stakeholders to see the decision taken by the State Government as a step to give us more results. We are not changing the former coach because he did anything wrong, but it was a decision of the State to do some changes for the overall result of what we are pursuing in future.” He noted.
The sports commissioner further said that the State Government in conjunction with the management of Akwa United after due consultations decided to bring Coach Maurice Coreman to head the technical crew of the team for the next two years.
He used the opportunity to thank the out-going Management and Technical Crew members of the team who work tirelessly to ensure that the team win the Federation Cup as well as qualified for the Continental competition. He thanked all the sports stakeholders in the State for the supports given to Akwa United during and after the last football season even as he solicited for prayers for the new technical crew.
Also speaking, one of the financial supporters of Akwa United, Otuekong Nse Essien said that the House of Assembly will do everything possible to make sure that Akwa United as a company of government succeeds. Otuekong Nse Essien who is the Deputy Chief whip of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, congratulated the new Technical Adviser and charged him to do all he can to win more trophies for the team.
Responding, the new Technical Adviser, Coach Maurice Coreman thanked the State Government for giving him the opportunity to serve the team. Coreman who hinted that he has coached several senior Clubs in Nigeria for the past sixteen years of his stay, expressed happiness to the Ministry of Youth and Sports for considering him fit for the top job.
Coreman who has just left Ikorodu United football club of Lagos State to sign for Akwa United, promise to win the Confederation Cup for the team.
Mr. Nse Ubeh, Akwa United Chairman while speaking charged the new Technical Adviser to live up to expectations of the team, adding that the management team will give him all the backing that will lead to success. Ubeh called on all the supporters to give Coreman the necessary supporters.
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