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Winfried Schäfer: Germany
Schäfer, reportedly the favourite to land the job won the Africa Cup of Nations title with Cameroon in 2002.Since that success with the Indomitable Lions, Schäfer has largely been nomadic and barely stayed long with the national teams and clubs that he has coached. These include Thailand, Jamaica and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and clubs FC Baku of Azerbaijani and FC Baniyas.
Gerard Nus: Spain
At 39, Spaniard Nus, whose claim to familiarity with the African game is having been Avram Grant’s assistant in Ghana, is the youngest of the aspiring Warriors coaches.Nus was Grant’s assistant at the Black Stars between December 2014 and February 2017, during which the Israeli coach presided over 28 games at the West African giants.He served as Liverpool fitness trainer during the era when the English Premiership giants were under the guidance of his countryman Rafael Benitez between July 2007 and June 2010.From February 2022 to March 2024, Nus was an assistant to Uruguayan Gustavo Poyet in the Greece senior team.
Marcio Maximo Barcellos: Brazil
The ZIFA shortlist has a South American flavour, with 62-year-old Brazilian Barcellos also bidding to coach the Warriors. Barcellos was Guyana coach between January 2019 and December 2021, taking charge of 11 games in the Caribbean island nation.
Antoine Hey:Germany
Hey’s longest stint as national coach was with minnows Asian country Myanmar between January 2019 and January 2023, presiding over 35 games. The 53-year-old German had earlier lasted just four matches in charge of Rwanda from March 2017 to February 2018. Earlier on, Hey was coach of Liberia’s Lone Stars (March 2008 to February 2009) for six games, soon after which he left for Kenya’s Harambee Stars for a seven-match stint between February and November 2009.
Michael Nees:Germany
Nees has very little experience with African football. The 56-year-old German has five African games under his belt that came out of coaching Seychelles for three matches from February 2003 to June 2004 and Rwanda (two games) between July and June 2007.
[Sunday Mail]
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