Belgium top division side Kortrijk have once again handed the coaching duties of the team to former Nigeria international forward Joseph Akpala following the dismissal of Glen De Boeck, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
It will be the second time this season that the forward who had seven senior caps for Nigeria and was once top scorer in the Nigeria Professional Football League with Bendel Insurance will be put in charge of the team.
Just like his first stint, he will be in interim capacity until the appointment of a substantive coach for the team. He won the only game he handled as coach during his first tenure as interim coach of the team.
He is already warming up to his task this time around but reckon it will be much harder than the last time out considering the time he has to prepare the team for Friday’s game against Westerlo. It will be a battle between the bottom two in the Belgium league.
After his dismissal, I still had a lot of contact with Glen. We sent messages until late in the evening. But today I didn’t have time for that anymore, the match counts now,” he said at his press conference. “I know what awaits me.”
“Would I also stay as head coach until the winter break? I have no guarantees about that, no. There was no time to talk about that because I had to immediately start working with the playing group to prepare for this important match. This is not about me but about the team and the club. I don’t feel like I should take my chance now as head coach, that doesn’t concern me.”
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
