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  • Cooreman backs Onyeudo to break record

    Cooreman backs Onyeudo to break record

    Gombe United’s helmsman, Maurice Cooreman has challenged league joint hotshot, Bishop Onyeudo to aim high and target breaking the 20-goal league record set by Jude Aneke then of Kaduna United two seasons ago.

    Onyeudo has five goals to his credit same as Heartland’s Isah Akor and the Belgian tactician has emphasised that he has seen in the Imo born striker similar qualities Aneke possessed while he was with him in Kaduna United.

    He urged him to set an objective of scoring over 20 goals before the end of season for him to write his name in the record books.

    Cooreman added that to make that possible, he has urged Onyeudo teammates to carry him along to enable him break the record this season.

    “Onyeudo is a good player. I am seeing a look alike of Aneke if he is able to calm down and his colleagues play for him.

    “I was with Aneke while he was in Kaduna United where he achieved the feat two seasons ago. He is a good player and even after he scored 20 goals then, I still encouraged Warri Wolves to buy him and if not for injuries that limited his playing time he would have blossomed there too,” Cooreman said.

  • Cooreman to sign Gombe deal Monday

    Cooreman to sign Gombe deal Monday

    THE BELGIAN Maurice Cooreman will be named Gombe United coach on Monday, club officials have informed MTNFootball.com. It will be Cooreman’s eighth Nigerian club having also handled Nigerdock, Lobi Stars, Enyimba, Gabros, Insurance of Benin, Kaduna United and Warri Wolves.

    He also had a brief but unsuccessful stint between 2008 and 2009 at top Ghanaian club Asante Kotoko. The Welfare officer of Gombe United, Baba Ubaji Bingida, who heads the committee saddled with the responsibility of employing a coach for the team, told MTNFootball.com that negotiations are on with the Belgian coach and he is set sign the contract by Monday. “We are almost through with the process of employing Maurice Cooreman as our Technical adviser for new season,” the Gombe official revealed.

    “He is here in Gombe with us. We have been negotiating and we have given him our offer, he knows how much his sign-on fee, salary and match bonuses will be. He will also be provided accommodation by us. “Hopefully by Monday he will agree and sign the contract papers.” Gombe United was managed last term by Bernard Ogbe. Ubaji also tasked the fans and people of Gombe State to pray and support the Auwal Musa-led club management as they are poised to do better this coming season.

    “I am calling on Gombe people and the fans of the team to get behind the Auwal Musa-led management. We are set to reposition the team and make the team do better than last season,” he urged. Last season, Gombe finished ninth in the NPL.