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Stefano Cusin appointed South Sudan head coach
Italian tactician Stepano Henri Cusin has been unveiled as the new head coach of the South Sudan national football team team, Bright Star.
The 52-year old much traveled coach was unveiled during a ceremony at the South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) headquarters in Juba this afternoon.
“Cusin brings a lot of experience and we think he is the right coach to lead our team. We have signed a contract for two years which is renewable,” said SSFA President Gen. Augustino Maduot Parek.
Cusin who has handled teams in Africa, Asia and Europe takes over from Cameroon’s Ashu Cyprian Besong whose contract was not renewed three months ago. He had been in-charge of the team since 2019.
“ I am happy to be in South Sudan and I am confident that we can work together to get good results,” said Cusin was also assistant manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Football League Championship of England between 2016-2017.
The new coach is expected to start work immediately to prepare the team ahead of the 4- Nations tournament slated for October 6-12th in Morocco. Besides South Sudan and Morocco’s B side, the other teams expected to take part include Guinea Bissau and Sierra Leone.