{"id":25103,"date":"2025-10-26T06:04:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T06:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/?p=25103"},"modified":"2025-10-26T13:02:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T13:02:23","slug":"young-africans-appoint-pedro-goncalves-as-new-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/young-africans-appoint-pedro-goncalves-as-new-head-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Africans appoint Pedro Gon\u00e7alves as new head coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0Angu Lesley Ngwa Akonwi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Football Writer,kick442.com-Cameroon<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Tanzanian champions Young Africans SC have confirmed the appointment of Portuguese coach Pedro Gon\u00e7alves as their new head coach, bringing an end to weeks of speculation over the club\u2019s technical direction.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 48-year-old replaces Romain Folz, who parted ways with the club earlier this month despite leading <em>Yanga<\/em> to back-to-back league titles and a CAF Champions League semi-final appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Gon\u00e7alves arrives in Dar es Salaam with vast African experience, having spent <strong>eight years working in Angola<\/strong>, where he most recently served as head coach of the <strong>Angola national team<\/strong>. During his tenure, the Palancas Negras qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations and reached the quarter-finals\u2014Angola\u2019s best showing in over a decade.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYoung Africans is a club with great ambition and tradition. I am excited to begin this new chapter and continue building on the team\u2019s success,\u201d Gon\u00e7alves said during his unveiling in Dar es Salaam.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Club president Hersi Said welcomed the appointment, describing Gon\u00e7alves as \u201ca coach who understands African football and shares our vision for continental success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gon\u00e7alves, who previously managed Angolan sides <strong>Primeiro de Agosto<\/strong> and <strong>Interclube<\/strong>, is expected to take charge immediately as <em>Yanga<\/em> continue their domestic campaign and prepare for the CAF Champions League group stage.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Copyright\u00a92025 kick442.com-Cameroon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>All rights reserved. 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