The Orlando Pirates Football Club have picked 54 year old Swede, Kjell Jonevret as their new manager, thus ending the speculation that Samson Siasia might be coach of South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) side, Orlando Pirates.
Also in like manner, A statement by the Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) published names of the final three shortlisted from the list of eight who were interviewed for the men’s senior national team Head Coach position.
The statement published yesterday reads, “After the Skype interview held mid this week at FERWAFA headquarters, the candidates who made it to the final shortlist include; Antoine Hey (Germany), Jose Rui Lopes Aguas (Portugal) and Raoul Savoy (Switzerland).
The appointment of Jonevret brings to an end Siasia’s hopes of landing the job, but the coach who led Nigeria to a bronze medal finish at the Rio 2016 Olympics also lost out in his bid to handle the Rwanda national team. He was among the last eight which has been whittled down to three, without Siasia.
It should be noted that Samson Siasia with other coaches applied for the aforementioned coaching jobs.