Give Me Time To Turn Around Bechem United - Manuel Zacarias

Newly appointed coach of Ghana Premier League (GPL) side, Bechem United, Manuel Zacarias has pleaded for more time in a bid to turn around the fortunes of the club.

United have made an indifferent start to the GPL season, as they lie 11^th on the log with 10 points from the available 27 in the 16-club competition.

In an effort to turn their season around, the management of the club has appointed the Portuguese to take over from Kwame Opuni as head of the technical team, to save their season.

And this, the former FC Porto scout has accepted but is calling for patience from the top hierarchy at the club as well as from fans and sympathizers of the Brong Ahafo club.

“I will need time to get to know the players and fashion out a system that would suit the conditions in Ghana, and, most importantly, keep the team in the top-flight of the Ghanaian game,” he said.

The management of the club have confirmed that he will be on a three month probation before deciding whether to offer him a long term deal or not.

But, the has accepted this challenge and believes he has what it takes to keep Bechem United in the GPL if only he would be given enough time to work.

“I am determined to prove myself here in Ghana,” he said, adding that with the collaborative effort of the players, Bechem United will a success story this season.

On Sunday, they will host the West Africa Football Academy (WAFA) in their next GPL game and will hope to win this one after losing their last game.

Give Me Time To Turn Around Bechem United - Manuel Zacarias

Kotoko WIll Turn Around Poor League Start - Malik Jabir

Former Kumasi Asante Kotoko player and coach, Malik Jabir has tipped his old side to turn around their poor start to the 2015/16 Ghana Premier league season.

Kotoko lie 11th on the league log after five matches having won just one, drawn two and lost two games and this has brought undue pressure to the playing body and technical team headed by coach David Duncan, as well as the management.

The Porcupine Warriors have another daunting task on Sunday when they come up against Aduana Stars away, a side they have never defeated at the Nana Agyemang Badu Park at Dormaa since they gained promotion to the top flight league some six years ago.

Bookmakers have tagged them favourites to record their third defeat of the season on Sunday against an Aduana Stars side that have been unbeaten in their last two league games.

But Coach Jabir who has seen league glory with Kotoko as a player and coach has admitted that the club has had a bad start to the season but will turn things around beginning with the away game to Aduana Stars.

He said, “the league is still young after five weeks but if Kotoko will pick themselves up now and through to the second round of the league after correcting the earlier wrongs, then Kotoko will be back in the title race”.

“I don’t think Kotoko is in a big mess now but there’s no need to press the panic button just yet but they should start with the Dormaa game and find some winning consistency,” he added.

Kotoko WIll Turn Around Poor League Start - Malik Jabir