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Soccer News of Wednesday, 12 June 2002

Source: Ransford Antwi

A Coach at last for B/A United

At long last, B/A United’s quest for substantive coach has been settled. This was as a result of persistent search that led to a host of coaches, some expatriates, applying to coach the Apostles of power soccer.

The new Coach entrusted with the technical director of the club is no mean a coach than the vastly experienced and former black stars’ skipper Emmanuel Quarshie who, until recently was the head coach of Berekum Arsenals. Mr. Quarshie’s romance with B/A United became possible after his widely publicised move to Kumasi Asante Kotoko fell-through.

In an interview with the Executive chairman of B/A United, Mr. Kingsley Osei – Bonsu stated that intensive negotiations have been exhaustively done, with agreement reached between the coach and management of B/A United. Mr. Quarshie, therefore, with immediate effect, takes over as Head Coach of B/A United and he will hold that position till the end of the season, when both parties explore the possibility of renewing that contract.

Meanwhile, Mr. Osei – Bonsu has promised to offer Coach Quarshie all the support in order to achieve good results for the club. He expressed his Management’s appreciation to the Coach for the matured manner the negotiation process went and urged him to let his rich experience be brought to bear on the club.

On his part Mr. Emmanuel Quarshie thanked the management o