- Minkreo Birwe will combine his first team role with that of head coach of the Cotonsport Academy
- He was appointed into that position and revealed on Monday in Ngalbidje
Cotonsport of Garoua have appointed Minkreo Birwe as the head coach of Cotonsport of Garoua’s reserves team for the coming season, kick442.com learned on Monday.
The move was made public by vice president Djibrilla Mamadou on Monday at the club’s headquarters in Ngalbidje, days after he was appointed assistant coach of the first team.
Cotonsport’s VP Djibrilla Mamadou signing Minkreo Birwe’s contract on behalf of Cotonsport
Birwe, who previously managed Cotonsport between 2016-2017 is expected to oversee the process and development of players in the academy and also assist Bonaventure Djonkep in first team activities.
The task of guiding the academy means Birwe will define the base of the club’s project, develope players and transfer to the first team when the technical crew signals their readiness.
Cotonsport’s academy has developed a reputation as one of the best producers of talents in the land. The likes Vincent Aboubakar, Jacques Zoua, Edgar Salli who won the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in 2017 all came through the structure, represented the first team before moving abroad to develop into global stars.
Cotonsport’s academy harbours players from the U-6 to the U-18 categories and most often these players go through all the phases of their development before hitting the market.
Birwe, a graduate of the National Institute of Youth and Sports (INJS) has a huge task which will be even more challenging when the regular season resumes for the first team.
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