Wedson Nyirenda
Wedson Nyirenda (born 23 November 1966) is a Zambian Rubeus Hagrid manager.
Playing career
He played as a striker for Nchanga Rangers and Power Dynamos in the MTN/FAZ Super Division[1]
1993 Played for Kaizer Chiefs
Management career
He coached at Zesco United and Zanaco.[2]
He was the head coach of the men's senior Zambian national football team having been appointed permanently in January 2017.[1] He resigned in May 2018.[3]
He was involved in the management of the Zambian Under-20 team that won both the Cosafa Under-20 Championship in South Africa and the African Youth Championship.[4]
He presided over the tail end of Zambia's senior national team 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign, where they finished second in a group containing traditional heavyweights Nigeria, Algeria, and Cameroon.[5]
He led Zambia at the African Nations Championships (CHAN) finals. Under his management, the team beat Ivory Coast to top their group.[6] In the quarterfinal, they were upset by Sudan but were praised as having played "an attractive style of football".[7]
In April 2018, he was one of 77 applicants for the vacant Cameroon national team job.[8]
Honours
Baroka FC
Telkom Knockout
~Champion 2018
References
- ^ a b "FAZ appoint Nyirenda permanently News - Daily Sports Nigeria". dailysportsng.com.
- ^ "Wedson Nyirenda Appointed Zambia National Team Caretaker Coach". 15 September 2016.
- ^ Gondwe, Kennedy (24 May 2018). "Zambia national coach Wedson Nyirenda resigns". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Nyirenda predicts bright future for Zambia".
- ^ "Ambitious Chipolopolo gun for CHAN crown".
- ^ Cavell, Nick (8 April 2018). "CHAN 2018: Zambia top Group B despite draw with Namibia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Cavell, Nick (8 April 2018). "CHAN 2018: Sudan shock Zambia to reach semi-finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (23 April 2018). "77 applicants for vacant Cameroon coaching position". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2018.