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Sharjah’s Board of Directors dismisses Portuguese coach Manuel Kajoda

 

Sharjah's Board of Directors have decided to dismiss their Portuguese coach Manuel Kajoda following their Senior Football Team's 2-3 home defeat  to Dubai-based Al Ahli in the Etisalat Pro-League Round 19 match played on last Thursday night May 19. The decision was taken following the deterioration of the team's results in the last weeks of the main domestic competition and it was decided in an urgent meeting held by the Board of Directors on Friday late night after losing to Al Ahli. Yahiya Abdul Kareem Chairman of the Club's Board of Directors conferred with Kajoda the following day to inform him about the final decision. Both sides have agreed on all other details regarding the remaining period of the coach's contract which is due to terminate by the end of next season.

Abdul Majeed Al Nimr, who led the Armed Forces Football Team to qualify to Division "A" this season, has been appointed as caretaker coach to supervise the team till the end of the season. The team's former midfielder Abdul Aziz Al Anbary was also selected as assistant coach.

Sharjah were knocked out in the preliminary stage of the President's Cup at the hands of the first division squad Masafi for the first time in the club's history under the guidance of Manuel Kajoda. They are currently classified in  8th position of the Etisalat Pro-League on 23 points, a balance that put them in the relegation zone. They will travel to Bani Yas to face their team in Round 20 tough game and  another defeat on Saturday's match, might complicate things for them.

Kajoda was 13th victim being dismissed since the start of 2010-2012 season.