Akwa United FC has appointed Ime Uko, the team Psychologist as the Technical Adviser of the team after the exit of Babaganaru, Sports247 reports.
The club confirmed the resignation of its former head coach Muhammed Babaganaru following the team’s 1-1 draw with Bendel Insurance on Monday night.
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The coach resigned from his position as head coach with Akwa United at the bottom of the league table after 16 rounds of matches.
In a release on Tuesday, Akwa United confirmed the appointment of a new technical crew on the interim pending the appointment of a substantial coach.
“At the moment, the team’s psychologist Coach Ime Uko will act as the Technical Adviser while the assistant coaches led by coach Umar Abdullahi are in charge of the team until a substantive head coach is named” the club official statement reads.
Paul Bassey, the club chairman describes Babaganaru as a thorough bred professional who has distinguished himself in his profession but the plans for the club didn’t work out this time of which the club cannot afford to continue to swim in the relegation waters .
” Babaganaru is a good coach who has worked with many clubs in this country and won trophies but it didn’t just work out for him as planned this season”
“Akwa United is a team with rich history and pedigree, so struggling in the relegation zone is unacceptable and we cannot continue in that direction,” said the veteran journalist turned administrator.
Akwa United are league champions in 2021 and two-time winners of the FA Cup are in the drop zone on the log with 16 points from sixteen games comprising four victories, four draws with eight losses.
